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BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
nervous system (CNS ... Inflammatory causes ... optica spectrum disorder ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Drugs, Electrolyte disorders ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Extraocular Movement Disorders ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... - Compatible syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
pain • Extra-CNS ... Comorbid autoimmune disorders ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms ... #signs
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... • CNS: parietal ... (Many causes!) ... • Psychiatric disorders ... #diagnosis #neurology
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Diseases: Korsakoff ... , Anton's Syndrome ... Blindness, Psychiatric Disorders ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... autoantibodies that will cause ... #neurology #rheumatology
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
Genetic - Storage diseases ... mitochondrial disorders ... - Malformation syndromes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
treat underlying cause ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... #nephrology #sodium