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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Signs and symptoms ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... diagnosis #management #neurology
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis ... - One year of disease ... or prospective) AND ... Diagnosis #Multiple #Sclerosis ... #MS #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... Pathophysiology ... Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... #neurology #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... : - Multiple sclerosis ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... multiple sclerosis ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
patient presented to clinic ... An APD was noted ... multiple sclerosis ... diagnosed with MS ... ophthalmology #neurology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... Blood cultures/serology ... Blood cultures/serology ... - Infectious Diseases ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... signs below the ... : - Multiple sclerosis ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations ... , Multiple sclerosis ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... Management #treatment #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pericarditis • Sclerosing ... has five major clinical ... by culture or serology ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Serology