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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Management Diagnosis ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... (chronic B1 deficiency ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #neurology #nutrition
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
- Thiamine Deficiency ... ataxia (broad-based gait ... #vitaminB1 #B1 # ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #neurology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... Pernicious anemia/B12 ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... ) - Waddling gait ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS) -Dancing eyes - dancing feet syndrome
 • Opsoclonus: ocular spontaneous, arrhythmic, conjugate
- dancing feet syndrome ... movements occurring in all ... involuntary movements caused ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #gait
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... : Acid maltase deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... • Common Causes ... parasthesias, gait ... #Cobalamin #Deficiency ... #diagnosis #management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
& Fe Sucrose > alt ... restricted diet/deficiency ... /other causes • ... IBD #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #management
Myoedema in Hypothyroidism on Physical Exam

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from the production, secretion or
is a clinical syndrome ... hormone in almost all ... drowsiness, weight gain ... reflex hammer, caused ... #neurology #endocrinology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... HIV) - Vitamin B12 ... , Copper deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
- Remove all ... heart because this maneuver ... long - Delay>12 ... • Syndrome caused ... • Diagnosis: