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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
unknown but its clinically ... Herpes simplex virus ...     - Epstein-Barr ... virus    - Or ... neurology #anatomy #pathophysiology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
canimorsus • Virus ... Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... virus, Echovirus ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Pathophysiology ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Clinical Features
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... the underlying pathophysiology ... specific therapy, the clinician ... GBS #Guillain #Barre
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
herpes simplex virus ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... immunodeficiency virus ... Nodosum #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... heavy metals), Critical ... Weakness #Causes #differential
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... Labyrinthitis ○ Epstein-Barr ... virus ○ Group ... Hearing #Loss #Differential
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Femur #Fractures #msk ... orthopedics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #pathophysiology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... • JC-virus PCR ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases