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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Hypercalcemia, Hypermagnesemia ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hypocalcemia, Hypomagnesemia ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia - ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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- Anterior vs Posterior ... - MCA - ACA ... Artery #Strokes #Syndromes ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Comprehensive Review in Clinical
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
disconnection syndrome ... A left posterior ... the most common cause ... angular gyrus Clinical ... #clinical #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... may precede the neurologic ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
a clinical prognostic ... a multitude of clinical ... LV failure - Low ... - Compartment syndrome ... #typea #typeb #classification
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
: ~25% cases. ... Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... Compartment syndrome ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL