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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... basal ganglia, CNS ... meningitis), MCC CNS ... collaboration • CNS ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Oculomasticatory Myorhythmia

Pendular vergence oscillations of the eyes + concurrent contractions of the masticatory muscles.  It's
for Whipple's disease ... with CNS involvement ... Whipples #clinical #video ... #neurology #ocular ... #physicalexam #
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... et diutinum Neurologic ... syndrome • CVST • Bing-Neel ... Scleromyxedema (CNS ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
to exclude are infections ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... chorioretinitis, CNS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential