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Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment ... Overview • ... Diagnosis • Non-Drug ... #management #pharmacology ... #prophylaxis #neurology
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
- Preventative Treatments ... Anti-Hypertensive Drugs ... #management #prophylaxis ... #prevention #pharmacology ... #neurology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
+++: Virus (EBV, ... immune deficiency, Drugs ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary ... #rheumatology
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
Algorithm for the Management ... Seizures The management ... Pharmacologic treatment ... anti-epileptic drugs ... #Emergency #Neurology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Herpes Simple Virus ... : Secondary to infections ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury • Drug ... • Treatment includes ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... toxicology #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia - Overview ... - Cytotoxic drugs ... Idiopathic • Infections ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis Overview ... precipitated by: Drugs ... , infection, surgery ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview ... superinfection, drug ... Diagnosis: • Drug ... /drug resistance ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology