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MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
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MonkeyPox Virus ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... via @id_peds #Monkeypox ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Pathophysiology ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #GBS #Guillain ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
Summary of Monkeypox ... laboratories • Treatment ... specific proven treatment ... diagnosis #management #virus ... #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... etiologies and PML (JC virus ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... zoster, West Nile virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Treatment ... by culture or serology ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Serology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases