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Dementia: treatable causes

DEMENTIA:
Drug toxicity
Emotional (depression, anxiety, OCD, etc.)
Metabolic (electrolytes, liver dz, kidney dz, COPD)
Eyes/ Ears (peripheral sensory restrictions)
Nutrition (vitamin, iron deficiencies/ NPH [Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus]
Tumors/ Trauma (including chronic subdural hematoma)
Infection (meningitis, encephalitis, pneumonia, syphilis)
Arteriosclerosis and other vascular disease
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---Dr. Bill Lynch, originated by Dr. Jerome Yesavage Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Whipple's disease: features [for neurologists]

A WHIPPLES DOOM:
Arthralgias
Whipplei (organism)
Hypothalamic involvement
Intestinal involvement/ Intestinal biopsy required
PAS positive macrophages
PCR positivity
Lymphadenopathy
Extrapyramidal involvement
Septran treat with
Dementia
Ocular abnormalities (vertical gaze palsy)
Oculomasticatory myorhythmia
Myoclonus
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---Bobby Varkey SCTIMST

Congenital myopathy: features

DREAMS:
Dominantly inherited, mostly
Reflexes decreased
Enzymes normal
Apathetic floppy baby
Milestones delayed
Skeletal abnormalities
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---Bobby Varkey SCTIMST

Chorea: common causes

St. VITUS'S DANCE:
Sydenhams
Vascular
Increased RBC's (polycythemia)
Toxins: CO, Mg, Hg
Uremia
SLE
Senile chorea
Drugs
APLA syndrome
Neurodegenerative conditions: HD, neuroacanthocytosis, DRPLA
Conception related: pregnancy, OCP's
Endocrine: hyperthyroidism, hypo-, hyperglycemia
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---Bobby Varkey SCTIMST

Status epilepticus: treatment

"Thank Goodness All Cerebral Bursts Dissipate":
Thiamine
Glucose
Ativan
Cerebyx
Barbiturate
Diprivan
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---J.D. Broughton, MD

Balint's syndrome

SOOT:
Simultagnosia
Optic ataxia
Ocular apraxia
Tunnel vision
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---Bobby Varkey SCTIMST

Visual loss: persistent bilateral sudden onset visual loss differential

FLOP:
Functional
Leber's hereditary neuropathy
Occipital infarctions
Pituitary apoplexy
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---Dr. Bobby Varkey SCTIMST

Perinaud's syndrome: clinical features

PERINAUD'S:
Pseudo 6th nerve palsy/ Penial region
Eyelid Retraction
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia
Nystagmus
Accomodation reflex present
Upward gaze palsy
Defective convergence/ Decerebrate rigidity
Skew deviation
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---Ram Mohan Svrr Tirupathi AP India

Benidict's syndrome: site affected

Benidict's test for sugar gives red precipitate.
Similarly, Benidict's syndrome affects red nucleus.
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---Ram Mohan Svrr Tirupathi AP India

Stroke: basic work up

The 3 P's:
Pump
Pipes
Plasma
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---Anonymous Contributor