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Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
desaturation, Scotoma, Ocular ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... • Transverse myelitis ... pain • Extra-CNS ... autoimmune disorders (Systemic
Asteroid hyalosis in the anterior vitreous cavity on slit lamp exam

These are refractive, calcific particles suspended
Asteroid hyalosis ... reflection they cause ... doctor.deepak/ #AsteroidHyalosis ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #ocular #eye
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... sensory and motor systems ... Differential diagnosis ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ...  Transverse myelitis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Compartment syndrome • Myositis ... limb ischemia/cyanosis ... #Leg #pain #differential ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Headache Etiologies and Associated Spectrum of Severity of Disease by System
Critical, Emergent and Non-Emergent Causes
CNS, neurologic,
of Disease by System ... and Non-Emergent Causes ... CNS, neurologic ... vascular disease Ocular ... #differential #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Parotid swelling CNS ... neuropathy, transverse myelitis ... • 8%-27% for CNS
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... tract, and often causes ... chorioretinitis, CNS ... Cogan syndrome: Ocular
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Erythematous, macular ... permanent alopecia Differential ... and CNS • Headache ... • Transverse Myelitis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... reticular activating system ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... Casey Albin MD @ ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
reconstituted immune system ... pleural effusions, CNS ... skin lesions, ocular ... Zoster flare, ocular ... Leishmaniasis Differential