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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... Unilateral Facial Nerve ... (CN7) Palsy Presentation ... , Lyme, facial nerve ... within 4m #Bells
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... less than 200 cells ... more than 200 cells ... hearing loss, palsy ... of the abducens nerve
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Disorder (HAND) ... invades mononuclear cells ... Infected cells - ... The clinical syndrome ... disorder #dementia #AIDS
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
aggregate foci (>50 cells ... aggregate) of CD4 T cells ... , B cells, and plasma ... cells around salivary ... myelopathy, cranial nerve
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... /AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... increase in CD4+ cells ... tuberculoma meningitis, pericarditis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Multinucleated giant cells ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... vasculitis • Behcet syndrome ... chorioretinitis, CNS ... vasculitis • Cogan syndrome