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Neurologic Disorders and Associated Nutritional Deficiences That Complicate Bariatric Surgery, According to Time of Onset 

#Diagnosis
Neurologic Disorders ... Time of Onset #Diagnosis ... NeurologicDisorders #Complications ... #Nutritional #Neurology ... #NEJM
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ear pain 3. ... and auricle Complications ... Encephalitis • Guillain-Barré ... HerpesZoster #Oticus #Diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
injury -> Ligaments tear ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... Inability to weight-bear ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
Physical Exam A 24-year-old ... consistent with a diagnosis ... Clinical #Video #ALS #Neurology ... #NEJM
Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
Otitis Media: Complications ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... • Intracranial complications ... #pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... per 100,000 per year ... the underlying pathophysiology ... GBS #Guillain #Barre ... #management #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... include a: • Neurologic ... ○ Meningitis complications ... Labyrinthitis ○ Epstein-Barr ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pathogenesis of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders: A maladaptive emotional state causing fear,
worry, and excessive stress, characterized by:
state causing fear ... Anxiety #Disorders #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Air from middle ear ... in the middle ear ... resolve by 72 hours Complications ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms