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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #neurology
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 ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... autoantibodies that will cause ... APS), Secondary prevention ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS ... #neurology #rheumatology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #GBS #Guillain ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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equina syndrome (CES ... - Emergency Causes ... Tethered cord • Guillain-Barre ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
IDSA Recommendations ... for Preventing ... Uncomplicated Cases ... #Zoster #VZV #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... nervous system (CNS ... diagnosis and treatment ... Non-inflammatory causes ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

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