Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy β€’ A prompt treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... (chronic B1 deficiency ... #neurology #nutrition
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 β€’ CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 β€’ CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... #Localization #ophthalmology ... #neurology #differential ... #diagnosis #ocular
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 β€’ Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 β€’ Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... presentation of Thiamine deficiency ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... #neurology #diagnosis
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 β€’ Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 β€’ Light-near dissociaton;
Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... females Differential Diagnosis ... : β€’ CN Ill Palsy ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 β€’ Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 β€’ Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency ... Chemotherapy β€’ Infectious ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 β€’ Disorientation 
 β€’ Indifference 
 β€’ Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Lateral rectus palsy ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Thiamine ... #Deficiency
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
One and a Half Syndrome ... with a right gaze palsy ... the hospital, diagnosed ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #neurology
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Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 β€’ Bacterial: Escherichia
: Secondary to infections ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... urine #management #treatment ... #nephrology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... consistent with a diagnosis ... or induced by treatment ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #neurology
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The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... and nephrotic syndrome ... to asymptomatic infection ... to those of B12 deficiency ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis