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Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
desaturation, Scotoma, Ocular ... • Transverse myelitis ... pain • Extra-CNS ... autoimmune disorders (Systemic ... lupus erythematosus
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features of Systemic ... joints Nervous system ... Polyneuropathy, Cranial ... Glomerulonephritis Myositis ... #erythematosus
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... , macular, patchy ... and CNS • Headache ... meningitis • Cranial ... • Transverse Myelitis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Parotid swelling CNS ... disease, myelopathy, cranial ... neuropathy, transverse myelitis ... • 8%-27% for CNS
Cranial Myokymia

Paroxysmal episodes of left facial (Orbicularis oculi) and left abducens spasms after remote radiation to
Cranial Myokymia ... facial (Orbicularis oculi ... @bobvarkey #Cranial ... video #neurology #physicalexam ... #CNVI #CN6 #Abducens
Asteroid Hyalosis on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Asteroid Hyalosis is a calcium-lipid complex that is suspended by
Asteroid Hyalosis ... on Slit Lamp Ocular ... find associated systemic ... and ocular diseases ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Asteroid Hyalosis on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Asteroid Hyalosis is a calcium-lipid complex that is suspended by
Asteroid Hyalosis ... on Slit Lamp Ocular ... find associated systemic ... and ocular diseases ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp #physicalexam
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
ischemia • Skin: Erythematous ... pulmonary disease, and ocular ... ulcers, cutaneous, ocular ... chorioretinitis, CNS ... Cogan syndrome: Ocular
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
reticular activating system ... blinks to threat Cranial ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
sensory and motor systems ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ... exposure & prominent cranial ...  Transverse myelitis