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Bell's Palsy on Physical Examination

Bell’s palsy also affects the forehead but CVA spares forehead. Innervation above
Bell's Palsy on ... Examination Bell ... but CVA spares ... Innervation above facial nerve ... #PhysicalExam #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis ... that results in CNS ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... brain and/or optic nerve ... management #neurology #differential
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
nervous system (CNS ... myelopathy, cranial nerve ... peripheral neuropathy, transverse ... • 8%-27% for CNS ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... and CNS • Headache ... neuropathy • Transverse ... • Malar rash - spares
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Multinucleated giant cells ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... chorioretinitis, CNS ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Differential diagnosis ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ... prominent cranial nerve ... paralysis but spares ...  Transverse myelitis