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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... decortication), abnormal ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... Young females Differential ... Ill Palsy - abnormal ... extraocular movements ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Anti-IgLON5 Encephalitis - Ocular Examination

Female with 6 months h/o excessive daytime sleepiness, abnormal movements, dysarthria. On
daytime sleepiness, abnormal ... difficulty), bulbar syndrome ... palsy (PSP like) syndrome ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prostate cancer • Medications ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Triggers - sudden movement ... triggered by noise, movement ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Superficial Abdominal Reflex
Let's recap the Cutaneous-abdominal Reflex.
The skin of the abdomen is stimulated with a movement
Superficial Abdominal Reflex ... stimulated with a movement ... , present in normal ... #Neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... reflexes: Areflexia ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology