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Wernicke-Korsakoff triad

Syndrome in alchoholics, who love to "drink CANs of beer":
Confusion
Ataxia
Nystagmus
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---Victor R. Carrion Zamoira Ponce School of Medicine

Wernicke-Korsakoff's psychosis: findings

COAT RACK:
· Wernicke's encephalopathy (acute phase):
Confusion
Ophthalmoplegia
Ataxia
Thiamine tx.
· Korsakoff's psychosis (chronic phase):
Retrograde amnesia
Anterograde amnesia
Confabulation
Korsakoff's psychosis
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---HBV Morehouse School of Medicine

Parkinsonism: essential features

TRAPS:
Tremor (resting tremor)
Rigidity
Akinesia
Postural changes (stooped)
Stare (serpentine stare)
· To remember what kind of tremor and postural change, can look at letter that follows in TRAPS: Tremor is Resting, Posture is Stooped.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Tabes Dorsalis morphology

DORSALIS:
Dorsal column degeneration
Orthopedic pain (Charcot joints)
Reflexes decreased (deep tendon)
Shooting pain
Argyll-Robertson pupils
Locomotor ataxia
Impaired proprioception
Syphilis
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Pyrogenic meningitis: likeliest bug in age group

"Explaining Hot Neck Stiffness":
· In order from birth to death:
E. coli [infants]
Haemophilus influenzae [older infants, kids]
Neisseria meningitis [young adults]
Streptococcus pneumoniae [old folks]
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Parkinson's disease: symptoms

PQRST:
Paucity of expression
parQinson
Rigidity (cogwheel)
Stooped posture
Tremor at rest
· If can't remember that Parkinson's tremor is the one that is "resting tremor", look at the last 3 letters: RST.
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---Mitul SUNY, Stony Brook

Neuroblastoma: features

N-MYC:
Nuclei have "double minutes"
Malignant
Young
Catecholamine secreting
· And hallmark is n-myc amplification.
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Lou Gehrig's is both upper and lower motor neuron signs

LoU = Lower & Upper.
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Dandy-Walker syndrome: components

"Dandy Walker Syndrome":
Dilated 4th ventricle
Water on the brain
Small vermis
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Cerebral palsy: general features

PALSY:
Paresis
Ataxia
Lagging motor development
Spasticity
Young
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin