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Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Neurologic • ... Hypnotics • Anti-hypertensives ... • Anti-Depressants
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Borrelia (Lyme Disease ... VASCULITIS - Behcet Disease ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease ... ; Positive for anti-ganglioside ... Diagnosis #Causes #Neurology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
PT, aPTT(liver disease ... ANA (e.g., SLE), anti-phospholipid ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... ), HBsAg/anti-HBc
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... abdominal pain and GN Anti-GBM ... Urticarial Vasculitis (anti-C1q ... Urticarial Vasculitis (anti-C1q
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Syndrome: • Anti-GAD ... poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... IVIG: Rituximab (anti-CD20 ... Management #treatment #neurology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... et diutinum Neurologic ... nemaline myopathy • Anti ... anticoagulant • IgM anti-cardiolipin ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
an autoimmune disease ... - but 5% have anti—muscle-specific ... associated with the disease ... more advanced disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology
"FISSULA ANTE FENESTRAM": Identifying subtle findings of Otospongiosis (otosclerosis) becomes so easy if you know where
"FISSULA ANTE FENESTRAM ... lesion, & think of diseases ... clinical #radiology #neurology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and their Disease ... - Graves' disease ... connective tissue disease ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... #Associations #diseases
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... levels • NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4 ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... AntiCRMP IgG, Anti-Hu ... diagnosis #management #neurology