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Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Proptosis - Differential ... Diagnosis - Unilateral ... - Orbital myositis ... Unilateral #Bilateral #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... pseudotumor • Orbital myositis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... sarcoid or other CNS ... inflammatory cause ... ): assist prognosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Diagnosis: • ... • Infectious causes ... #diagnosis #management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... autoantibodies that will cause ... permeability Diagnosis ... #neurology #rheumatology ... #management #treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... - Negative • Prognosis ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Proptosis significantly ... Patient underwent a diagnostic ... exophthalmos consists of proptosis ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
females Differential Diagnosis ... : • CN Ill Palsy ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
(65-100%) • Prognosis ... - Negative • Prognosis ... Usual therapeutic management ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
basal ganglia, CNS ... meningitis), MCC CNS ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology