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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Associated with: ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Diagnosis: MRI ... : The clinical ... syndrome of HAD ... Treatment: • HAART ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Treatment: ... evidence of cardiac ... T.cruzi without clinical ... evidence of cardiac ... #Management #Microbiology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... • Bleeding • Cardiac ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Periventricular regions; associated
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
Staphylococcus-associated ... Management Summary CLINICAL ... • Nephritic syndrome ... deposits common TREATMENT ... Staphylococcus #associated
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... GQ1b IgG Antibody associated ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... fluctuations PRES-Associated ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease associated ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... (Clinical Dx). ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
men • Commonly associated ... Pathophysiology: • Associated ... Clinical Manifestations ... Treatment: • ... #neurology