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Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Korsakoff Syndrome ... of confusion, ataxia ... (broad-based gait ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... ataxia - usually ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... ataxia. ... disposition, even if the cause ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... autoantibodies that will cause ... prevention (statin for CVA ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #management #treatment
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
of injury • Gait ... often- Sensory ataxia ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
heart because this maneuver ... long - Delay>12 ... • Syndrome caused ... • Diagnosis: ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Compensation, Acute vs ... - Differential Diagnosis ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... sedation, narcotics, CVA ... #Summary #Nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... edema visualized as ... the underlying cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
Entering VA was ... the follow up video ... presentation is known as ... the hospital, diagnosed ... ophthalmology #neurology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
bossing, enlarged jaw ... Mortality due to CVD ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... levels not useful as ... or refractory cases