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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... nearly complete paralysis ... all extremity, facial ... Can begin in arms ... #diagnosis #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Multiple infections are ... Demyelinating disease caused ... hearing loss, palsy ... of the abducens nerve
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... not caused by granulomas ... anterior/posterior MSK ... iridocyclitis) and facial ... palsy.
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
lacrimal glands: • Focal ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... myelopathy, cranial nerve ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... extensors of the arms ... • Infectious causes ... brain and/or optic nerve ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management