NEUROLOGICAL INFECTIONS

Mar 31, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on NEUROLOGICAL INFECTIONS

12/100,000 (adults) 5-40% (children)10-70% (adults) Opportunistic infections in HIVcryptococcustoxoplasmosisTB 5-700,000 50%10-20%>50% CNS TB (non HIV) 30,000 20-30% Cerebral malaria >0.5 million 10-20% Human African trypanosomiasis 40,000-300,000 20-30% Tetanus 100,000 40-60%…

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MOVEMENT DISORDERS AND MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE

Mar 31, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on MOVEMENT DISORDERS AND MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE

Figure 14.1 Parkinson’s disease Figure 14.2 Parkinson’s disease Causes The underlying cause of most cases of PD is not known and the term idiopathic PD is used to describe the…

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STROKE

Mar 31, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on STROKE

Figure 5.1 Circle of Willis. Angiogram of circle of Willis (COW). Normal (right). Figure 5.2 Territories supplied by main cerebral arteries Figure 5.3 Infarction in territories of the main cerebral…

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MYOPATHIES AND MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

Mar 31, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on MYOPATHIES AND MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

Figure 13.1 Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy Figure 13.2 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy Key points muscular dystrophies are uncommon in adults two main types, limb girdle and facioscapulohumeral the pattern of muscle weakness…

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COMA AND TRANSIENT LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Mar 31, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on COMA AND TRANSIENT LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Figure 9.1 The reticular activating system Figure 9.2 Sites that produce loss of consciousness Figure 9.3 Sites that produce loss of consciousness Figure 9.4 Encephalopathy diffuse Table 9.1 Main disorders…

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DEMENTIA

Mar 31, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on DEMENTIA

(all causes) 2 % @ 65 yrs33% >85 yrs 100% progressive loss of two or more intellectual functions (e.g. memory, language), sufficient to disrupt daily life Alzheimer’s disease 1.5% @…

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Mar 31, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on PUBLIC HEALTH

Figure 3.1 Deaths caused by neurological disorders Disability Disability can be defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Disabilities can be…

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CARE IN NEUROLOGY

Mar 31, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on CARE IN NEUROLOGY

confusion/deliriumloss of communicationdysphagiaseizuresnausea/vomitingspasticitydyspnoeaimmobilityconstipation depressionfear anxietystigma/guilt loss of incomefear for children spouse & dependants religiousnon religiouswhy me? MAIN SYMPTOMS Pain Pain is defined as a subjective unpleasant sensory and emotional experience…

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HEADACHE AND FACIAL PAIN

Mar 31, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on HEADACHE AND FACIAL PAIN

paracetamolibuprofenmetoclopramide/domperidone 300 mg tab, 2-3 tab/po/12 hourly500 mg tab, 2 tab/po/6 hourly2-400 mg tab, 1-2 tab/po/6-8 hourly10 mg tab, 1 tab/po/6-8 hourly bleedingnauseableedingdyskinesia Specific treatment Ergot derivativesergotamine tartratedihydroergotamine* 1 mg…

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