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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... AIDP that presents ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Antimicrobial treatment ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) - Pathophysiology
Risk factors:
 - Low CD4 count
 - Disseminated OI
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(IRIS) - Pathophysiology ... factors: - Low CD4 ... duration or OI treatment ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... #AIDS
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
and Management Summary ... commercially • Serology ... Lymphoma or AIDS ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management Summary ... Pathophysiology ... Treatment: • ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... The clinical syndrome ... Treatment: • HAART ... disorder #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
and Management Summary ... Vomiting, diarrhea, ARDS ... parasitemia • Serology ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
by culture or serology ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Serology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases