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Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Relative Afferent ... It is a clear sign ... the pupillary reflex ... regarding the cause ... #Neurology #Clinical
Marcus Gunn Pupil - Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD)
Definition: Afferent loop of the pupillary light reflex
Afferent Pupillary Defect ... pupillary light reflex ... Optic nerve* (main cause ... characterized this finding ... #RAPD #neurology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs ... Complications: • Deficit ... Aphasia, word-finding ... seizure, primitive reflexes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Neurologic disorders ... #Hypertension #Workup
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Infectious: Direct ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... • Infectious causes ... diagnosis #management #neurology