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- NeurologyAcute Ischemic StrokeAcute ischemic stroke (AIS) is sudden neurological dysfunction caused by focal cerebral, retinal, or spinal cord ischemia, most often from arterial occlusion. The practical emergency question is not simply “is this a…24 min read
- NeurologyAneurysmal Subarachnoid HemorrhageAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is spontaneous bleeding into the subarachnoid space after rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. It is a time-critical neurovascular emergency with an overall case-fatality of a…15 min read
- NeurologyCauda Equina SyndromeCauda equina syndrome (CES) is acute or subacute dysfunction of multiple lumbosacral nerve roots caused most often by severe central lumbar canal compression. The clinically decisive threats are new bladder dysfunctio…11 min read
- NeurologyDiabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in AdultsDiabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a heterogeneous group of peripheral nerve disorders attributable to diabetes after other causes have been considered. The most common phenotype is distal symmetric polyneuropath…13 min read
- NeurologyGuillain–Barré SyndromeGuillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy characterized by rapidly progressive limb weakness, reduced or absent reflexes, variable sensory symptoms, cranial neuropathies, autonom…14 min read
- NeurologyMigraine in AdultsMigraine is a recurrent neurologic disorder characterized by attacks of headache, sensory hypersensitivity, nausea, and sometimes reversible focal neurologic aura. Diagnosis is clinical. A stable, recurrent phenotype…10 min read
- NeurologyMultiple Sclerosis in AdultsMultiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by focal inflammatory demyelination, axonal injury, gliosis, and variable neurodegeneration. Typical manifestatio…38 min read
- NeurologyMyasthenia GravisMyasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction characterized by fluctuating, fatigable skeletal-muscle weakness. Ocular symptoms are common at onset; generalized disease ca…13 min read
- NeurologyRestless Legs Syndrome in AdultsRestless legs syndrome (RLS), also called Willis-Ekbom disease, is a sensorimotor disorder characterized by an urge to move the legs, usually accompanied by uncomfortable sensations, that begins or worsens during rest…12 min read
- NeurologySpontaneous Intracerebral HemorrhageSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is nontraumatic bleeding into brain parenchyma. Early priorities are rapid noncontrast head CT, airway and physiologic stabilization, smooth blood-pressure control, immediate…14 min read
- NeurologyStatus EpilepticusStatus epilepticus (SE) is a time-critical neurologic emergency caused by failure of normal seizure-termination mechanisms or by mechanisms that sustain abnormally prolonged seizure activity. For bilateral tonic-cloni…16 min read
- NeurologyTransient Ischemic Attack in AdultsA transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a transient focal neurologic syndrome caused by cerebral, spinal, or retinal ischemia without acute infarction on tissue-based assessment. It is a medical emergency because the ris…13 min read