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Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
- Thiamine Deficiency ... (vitamin B1) deficiency ... ataxia (broad-based gait ... thiamine #deficiency ... #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Acute B1 (Thiamine ... ) Deficiency - Diagnosis ... (chronic B1 deficiency ... #Thiamine #Deficiency ... #Diagnosis #Management
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
- Acute Thiamine ... (B1) Deficiency ... dysfunction and gait ... #B1 #Deficiency ... #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Ataxia • Gait ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Thiamine ... #Deficiency
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... Causes of spinal ... HIV) - Vitamin B12 ... , Copper deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
, Wernicke's encephalopathy ... oculomotor dysfunction, gait ... ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... anemia • Vitamin B12 ... #differential #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
of injury • Gait ... Cord Causes: 1 ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Check Vitamin B12 ... • Infectious causes ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... : - Vitamin B12 ... #management #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... the brain and spinal ... • Wide based gait ... #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
soles in 50% of cases ... tabes dorsalis, gait ... similar to those of B12 ... deficiency. ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis