26 Flashcards
decreased transketolase?
Wernicke/Korsakoff
Infantile seizures
B6/pyridoxine deficiency
Dementia + polyneuropathy
niacin deficiency (pellagra)
Demylination of dorsal column, corticospinal tract, cerebral white matter, optic + periph nerves
B12 deificiency
Low methylmalonic acid and low homocysteine
B12 deficiency
Hypoglycemia:
Pupils?
Reflexes?
Babinski?
dilated
brisk
extensor
Hyperglycemia:
Pupils?
Reflexes?
Babinski?
smal
decreased
flexor
Flapping tremor?
uremic encephalopathy
Endocrine causes of metabolic encephalopathy:
hyper or hypo..
thyroidism, parathyroidism, glycemia, adrenocorticism
Electrolyte causes of metabolic encephalopathy:
hypo/hyper…
Na, Ca, Mg, Phosphate
Thiamine should be given (before/after) glu
before