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McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
of Multiple Sclerosis ... Dissemination in space on MR ... Dissemination in time on MR ... #Multiple #Sclerosis ... #MS #neurology
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
(ALS) (*main cause ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... , Multiple Sclerosis ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis ... Sclerosis Diagnosis ... resonance imaging [MRI ... #sclerosis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
irregularity" are also ... related to avulsive injury ... however sometimes MR ... MR is able to distinguish ... Desmoid #clinical #mri
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... lung nodules, may also ... Sclerosis and other ... causes #radiology #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ... brainstem and multiple ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... #neurology #diagnosis ... #management
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Autoimmune (SLE/APLS ... heart valves • MRI ... cerebral emboli: Multiple ... common, Aortic root ... often seen • MRI
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... suggestive of multiple ... sclerosis, NMOSD ... sclerosis (MS) ... #management #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
, strokes, and multiple ... sclerosis. ... There was also high ... MRI was ordered ... the hospital, diagnosed
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
: Due to nerve root ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... axonal form • MRI ... #management #treatment ... #neurology