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Video and a sign:

An elderly man with old left hemispheric (MCA territory) stroke with residual right hemiplegia presented to the emergency department with worsening of his right side weakness. While examining his right arm tone you saw this finding… what’s the name of this sign and its significance?

https://x.com/omarbokhari98/status/1873384199589388493?s=46

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MENINGITIS - Approach

🔸️Empirical antibiotics with dexamethasone can be given few hours before lumbar puncture and doesn't alter CSF picture.

- Never refrigerate CSF sample for microbial culture as it can inhibit growth of organisms. Keep at room temperature.

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First and second line drugs for neuropathic pain (NP):

Recommended Laboratory Investigations for Patients with Acute Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack:
#Stroke

BRACHIAL PLEXUS AND
BEYOND:

PSYCHIATRIC USES OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS

“Double Doughnut” Sign in Dengue Encephalitis-A Unique MRI Finding:

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Double-Doughnut”-Sign-in-Dengue-Encephalitis-A-MRI-Anukapoor-Laxmi/58f641da72ba42d74b872e0fd9579166545a2e33

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