Baikuntha
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Baikuntha
@baikuntha.bsky.social
Passionate Neurologist 🧠| Exploring the brain's intricate webs |Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology,IMS and SUM hospital, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Odisha, India
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❓When do you order 🧬GENETIC studies in a case of DYSTONIA-ATAXIA syndrome with abnormal 👀EYE movements?

Does a NEGATIVE test for REPEAT expansions rule out genetic ataxias or you wanna dig further?

Check out our #Clinical reasoning in #RFS Neurology
10.1212/WNL.0000000000210046
🛑Honest answers‼️

🥱 How often do you assess fatigue in individuals with Parkinson’s Disease(PD)❓

❓ Do you think everyone who feels tired is truly fatigued❓

🛑 Did you know PD has a unique "Park Fatigue" subtype❓

📌Check out our latest paper. #Neurosky #Fatigue

journals.lww.com/aomd/fulltex...
Fatigue in Parkinson’s disease—A narrative review : Annals of Movement Disorders
nce, and depression. However, considering the effects of fatigue on the quality of life (QoL) of individuals with PD, it is crucial to review its causes and management strategies. According to the dia...
journals.lww.com
December 22, 2024 at 4:39 AM
🧠Case Alert‼️ #Neurosky #Neurocase
1/🤔A 52yr old man comes in with a history of intermittent left sided headaches a/w vomiting+B/L 👀vision loss (unclear onset)+Slowly progressive hearing👂loss in right ear since 2006.
a man in a zebra print sweater is holding a cup of coffee and says what 's going on
ALT: a man in a zebra print sweater is holding a cup of coffee and says what 's going on
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2024 at 6:40 PM
❓How do you assess Autonomic nervous system(ANS) at the bedside?

🛑Do you just test for OH and say everything is fine?

🤔What if I told you every axis of the ANS can be tested 🥽 with minimal equipment?

🧾Check out our latest paper to get answers.

doi.org/10.1007/s137...
Examination of the autonomic nervous system at the bedside - Acta Neurologica Belgica
Autonomic function is an integral part of the assessment of neurological disorders. However, pragmatically, it is often the most neglected part of neurological examination and is often limited to test...
doi.org
December 6, 2024 at 4:15 PM
🧠 storming!
A 60yr old comes in with acute onset drowsiness,left 7th,9th,10th and 12th cranial nerve palsy. He has a history of weight loss,hematemesis,bicytopenia(anemia with thrombocytopenia). You order an imaging and see this.
December 4, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Hi sky!
Have you ever seen a bedside elicitation of the Blink reflex? I will be providing more history of someone can say if there is a special name for this reflex or not??? Bright minds of Sky inputs needed
November 28, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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Hi sky!
This is an ethics approved project to know the knowledge attitude and practice of neurologists on advance care planning in PD.
Help us out by filling out the questionnaire which will take less than 3 minutes.
Your views and opinion will be kept confidential.
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November 20, 2024 at 12:26 PM
🔗🛑Parakinesia Brachialis Oscitans
🥱Yawning-induced paretic arm movement occurs in pyramidal tract lesions(internal capsule, pons).
⚠️autonomic-voluntary dissociation.
🧠Corticopontocerebellar inhibition loss.
❓Seen in stroke, tumefactive lesions.

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Parakinesia Brachialis Oscitans: Old Sign, New Findings | Stroke
www.ahajournals.org
November 17, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Will CAR-T cells be used in MS anytime soon considering their amazing success in oncology??Honest opinions?? Have a look at this paper...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Have provided a short AV summary.
November 16, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Reposted by Baikuntha
There are some journal starter packs! This list searched the keyword "medical". You might have to scroll a bit, but they are there.

blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
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November 16, 2024 at 2:15 PM
❓When do you order 🧬GENETIC studies in a case of DYSTONIA-ATAXIA syndrome with abnormal 👀EYE movements?

Does a NEGATIVE test for REPEAT expansions rule out genetic ataxias or you wanna dig further?

Check out our #Clinical reasoning in #RFS Neurology
10.1212/WNL.0000000000210046
November 15, 2024 at 4:26 PM
❗ Biomarkers ≠Alzheimer Disease
Expert IWG in this paper provide a wonderful LEXICON for AD in this biomarker era.
doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.3770
🧠AD is a Clinico-biologic Construct and not a biomarker diagnosis.
My short summary.
#biomarkers
#Lexicon
#Alzheimer disease.
November 15, 2024 at 2:54 PM