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CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Cerebrovascular Disease ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... (for secondary APS ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... with more severe disease ... Treatment: • ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... #Systemic #Lupus
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
Management of Lupus ... Nephritis Lupus ... severity (ISN/RPS ... Nephritis #Management #treatment ... #rheumatology #nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... syndrome • Systemic lupus ... polychondritis • Behcet disease ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Algorithm for the Treatment of Membranous Lupus Nephritis
Sub-nephrotic-range proteinuria (<3.5g/d, normal serum albumin) and Preserved kidney
Algorithm for the Treatment ... of Membranous Lupus ... for worsening disease ... #Membranous #Lupus ... #management #nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
function over a short ... of glomerular disease ... IgA nephropathy, lupus ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
selected glomerular diseases ... /nephritis • Lupus ... ISN/RPS class IV ... Minimal change disease ... #nephrology #pathology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
an autoimmune disease ... treatment Of ocular ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS