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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Excessive heating ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Differential #Causes ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
saddle (perineal) anesthesia ... Commonly caused ... such as fibular fracture ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... regimental badge" anesthesia ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... lesion - Upper motor ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Disease of motor ... - Causes progressive ... and with limb features ... - Further testing ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... of continuous motor ... disorders • Testing ... antibody that works ... Management #treatment #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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and radiographic features ... Demyelinating disease caused ... Symptoms: AMS, motor ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... Motor Strength ... Myopathies - Motor ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology