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Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
syndromes (e.g. oculomotor ... Many others • Transverse ... pain • Extra-CNS ... Manifestations #diagnosis
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 ... Myelitis Diagnosis ... #Myelitis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Parotid swelling CNS ... nervous system (CNS ... peripheral neuropathy, transverse ... • 8%-27% for CNS ... #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... epididymoorchitis • CNS ... Moderate-severe • CNS ... #management #treatment
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
tissue, skeleton, CNS ... prostate • Diagnosis ... • Management ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
: • Direct fungal ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... #Diagnosis #Management