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

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
- Thiamine Deficiency ... thiamine (vitamin B1 ... ataxia (broad-based gait ... #vitaminB1 #B1 # ... diagnosis #comparison #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... , CTLA4 deficiency ... CMV) • Epstein-Barr ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... • Common Causes ... parasthesias, gait ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
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 ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
underlying nutritional deficiency ... acid, vitamin B12 ... immunodeficiency, is caused ... by the Epstein-Barr ... Burning mouth syndrome
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome ... Nonhypoxic • Type B1 ... effect - Thiamine deficiency
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... soles in 50% of cases ... tabes dorsalis, gait ... similar to those of B12 ... deficiency.
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... • Wide based gait ... Treatment: • ... #treatment #neurology