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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis ... Sclerosis (MS) ... Examination: • UMN ... Signs and symptoms ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
and multiple spinal ... and LMN signs in ... and LMN signs to ... and LMN signs on ... #neurology #diagnosis
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Causes of Dysarthria ... Breathy Speech, Tongue ... Capsule Strokes • Multiple ... Disorder Extra-Pyramidal ... #Dysarthria #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... symptoms/signs, ... Inflammatory • Multiple ... sclerosis - Intoxication ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
signs below the ... decreased muscle tone ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Demyelinating: - Multiple ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
extensors of the arms (pyramidal ... • Bilateral signs ... • Infectious causes ... sclerosis (MS) ... diagnosis #management #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
An APD was noted ... The most common causes ... multiple sclerosis ... diagnosed with MS ... ophthalmology #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
of Peripheral and ... multiple sclerosis ... with vascular causes ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
- Emergency Causes ... sclerosis • Syringomyelia ... Neurosarcoidosis • Multiple ... decreased rectal tone ... #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... without an obvious cause ... Multiple sclerosis ... signs or symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #neurology