Neurological Differential Diagnosis - part 4 pdf

... ٣٧ (see differential of “Eczema (Dermatitis)”) VERRUCOUS LESIONS - Darier's disease - Verruca vulgaris - Condyloma acuminatum - Warty dyskeratoma - Nevus verrucosus - Ichthyosis ... hystrix - Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis - Epidermodysplasia verruciformis - Syringocystadenoma papilliferum - Nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn - Prurigo nodularis - Lichen simplex chronicus - Kyrle's ... disease - Ichthyosis linearis circumflexa - Verrucous carcinoma ٣٩ - Incontinentia pigmenti second stage - Rupial psoriasis - Norwegian scabies - Palmar and plantar keratoderma - Bowenoid...

... Neuro-ophthalmology and Neuro-otology, 2 94 10 Neuro-oncology, 32311 Pediatric Neurology, 345 12 Neurogenetics, 38213 Neuroradiology, 40 3 14 Spinal Cord Disorders, 44 315 Diagnostic Tests, 46 2Appendix ... neuronal inclusions 41 Pigmented lesions in the CNS 42 Positive CSF cytology without a history of malignancy 43 Rosenthal fi bers 43 Senile plaques 44 Synucleinopathies 45 Tauopathies 46 Tumors: demyelination ... a particular disorder or on the potential for death/dis-ability if the diagnosis is missed acutely.This book is divided into chapters covering major points of neurological dif-ferential diagnosis. ...

... presence of α-synuclein-positive cytoplas-mic inclusions in oligodendroglia, which is required for diagnosis. ■ Different clinical subtypes are recognized, including MSA-P, MSA-C and MSA-A.2.2 ... presence of three or four 31 or 32-amino-acid-long tandem repeats in the C-terminal microtubule binding region together with 0, 29, or 58 amino acid inserts in the N-terminal region.Clinical Syndromes ... insoluble α-synuclein protein in selective populations of neurons and glia.• Synuclein belongs to a family of brain proteins. It consists of three members: -, -, and γ-synuclein. The α-synuclein...

... 131Ocular stroke 131 Neurological symptoms and arterial territory 131The anterior (carotid) system 132Posterior (vertebrobasilar) system 1 34 Neurological Differential Diagnosis: A Prioritized ... hyponatremia, hepatic failure, Wernicke-Korsakoff syn-drome, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hyperosmolarity. 4 Head injury◆ Head injury and stroke may co-exist or predispose to each other.◆ ... Waters and Christopher C. Giza 144 Chapter 3Syndromes Structures involved Physical signClumsy hand-dysarthria syndrome• Junction of the upper third and lower two-thirds of the pons• Ipsilateral...

... Nearly two-thirds of patients with cervical dystonia have bony degenerative change apparent on cervical spine X-rays, but there is no clear relationship between symptoms and the X-ray. 244 Chapter ... parasthesias, and pain at inocula-tion site.◆ Acute neurological phase accompanied by agitation, hallucinations, autonom-ic instability, and seizures.◆ Post-exposure treatment involves administration ... when considering chronic meningitis in the differential. Organism /diagnosis Non-CNS/serum tests CNS/CSF testsCryptoccocus Antigen (+ serum & CSF = 94% )Urine, sputum, blood culturesSmear:...

... 310One-and-a-half syndrome 311Nystagmus 311Downbeat nystagmus 311Upbeat nystagmus 312Periodic alternating nystagmus 313Ptosis 313Strabismus or squint 3 14 Neurological Differential Diagnosis: ... sensorineural deafness is characterized by a partial loss of perception of high-pitched sounds and conductive deafness by a partial loss of low-pitched sounds.2 84 Chapter 8◆ Severe muscle weakness ... dose-dependent 4 Miscellaneous 4. 1 Aurothioglucose: idiosyncratic. 4. 2 Disulfi ram: after chronic therapy. 4. 3 Hydralazine: vitamin B6 antagonist, rarely toxic. 4. 4 Phenytoin: after chronic therapy...

... (malignant) ependymoma3.3 Myxopapillary ependymoma3 .4 Subependymoma 4 Mixed gliomas: 4. 1 Oligo-astrocytoma 4. 2 Anaplastic (malignant) oligo-astrocytoma 4. 3 OthersPilocytic astrocytomas: locationLocation ... neuropathyAnti-voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC)Small cell lung carcinoma Lambert-Eaton syndromeAnti-amphiphysin Breast, small cell lung carcinomaStiff-person syndrome, encephalomyelitisAnti-PCA-2 ... disorders and seizures 346 Paroxysmal disorders 346 Paroxysmal disorders in infants/toddlers 346 Paroxysmal disorders in children 347 Pediatric paroxysmal movement disorders 349 Seizure syndromes...

... fracture 41 4Wide skull sutures 41 4Atlantoaxial subluxation 41 5Extra-axial pathology 41 6Cavernous sinus lesions 41 6Clival masses 41 7Empty sella syndrome 41 8Pituitary stalk lesions 41 8Sellar ... myelinolysis (CPM) 43 0Cerebellar atrophy/degeneration 43 1Spinal pathology 43 2Enlarged spinal cord 43 2Sacral masses or lesions 43 3Specifi c diseases/differentials 43 4Chiari malformations 43 4Failed ... (see p. 40 7) Bright lesions on diffusion-weighted MR images 40 9Fat-containing lesions 41 1Functional neuroimaging 41 1Bony abnormalities 41 2Basilar invagination 41 2Craniosynostosis 41 3Skull...

... C3-O13 Fp2-C4 4 C4-O25 Fp1-T36 T3-O17 Fp2-T48 T4-O2 2 Interelectrode impedance should be less than 10,000 ohm but more than 100 ohm. 3 Verify the integrity of the recording system. 4 ... protein 49 2CSF eosinophilia 49 3Specialized CSF tests 49 3CSF oligoclonal bands 49 3Elevated CSF myelin basic protein 49 4CSF 1 4- 3 -3 protein 49 5CSF angiotensin-converting enzyme (CSF ACE) 49 6Blood/serum ... Disorders 45 7 4. 1 .4 Human T-cell leukemia virus (types I and II): tropical spastic para-paresis 4. 1.5 Group B arboviruses (West Nile virus) 4. 2 Bacterial and mycobacterial infections 4. 2.1 Bacterial...