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Nerve entrapment syndromes are a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves are damaged, through compression or repeated trauma.
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Acute, severe headache is a common symptom of patients presenting to the emergency department. In 90% of cases, the cause will be one of the primary headache syndromes.
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Recognising the clinical features of invasive meningococcal disease in children
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GBS is now thought to be a group of phenotypically similar disorders. Degeneration of the axon can occur as well as demyelination of the nerve sheath.
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Myasthenia gravis does not present often to the Emergency Department. However, it can manifest as respiratory failure
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Peripheral neuropathy is a pathological process affecting a peripheral nerve or nerves (includes cranial nerves).
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CNS infections are relatively rare, but form a very important differential diagnosis in the unwell patient presenting to the ED.
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This session looks at the assessment and management of acute facial palsy.
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Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is defined by the World Health Organisation as consuming more than 40g/day of alcohol for males and 30mg/day of alcohol for females