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BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... conjunction with symptoms ... nervous system (CNS ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... MRI lesions and clinical
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... (e.g. oculomotor ... pain • Extra-CNS ... diagnosis #neurology #symptoms
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
): - Hematologic ... Treat underlying cause ... (CRS) / ICANS: ... bispecifics, or HSCT - CRS ... 2–4 days after CRS
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 ... symptoms (headache ... (Clinical Dx). ... collaboration • CNS
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... Dehydration • Symptoms ... acid, Elevated Cr ... unless worrisome EKG ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Pericardial window and relief of tamponade. A few points: litres can accumulate slowly but 200cc can
but 200cc can cause ... tamponade #thoracic #cts ... #clinical #intraoperative ... #surgery #video
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... (CAS): - Due ... Viral Infection Clinical ... (Cold-induced symptoms ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
involvement • 30%: CNS ... -> AML: Blast crises ... : CNS manifestations ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
different symptoms ... Neurosyphilis • CNS ... pachymeningitis • CNS ... lumbar puncture or surgery ... brain sagging syndrome