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BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
affecting the brain ... diagnosis and treatment ... Inflammatory causes ... optica spectrum disorder ... #inflammatory #differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
nodules, may also see ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... life-threatening Differential ... Myotonic dystrophy - Brain ... Bedside: ice pack ... Drugs, infection, surgery
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Mitochondrial disorder ... elevation (can be ... Leigh #Syndrome #Clinical ... #MRI #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... with or without back ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
affecting the Brain ... nervous system (CNS ... diagnosis and treatment ... MRI lesions and clinical ... noninflammatory #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
evaluation should be ... non-obese, non-black ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... • Treatment for ... other systemic disorders ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... urine, sweat) - its ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment
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scoliosis and its ... define a definite cause ... ⚕️The disorder ... prevent long-term #back ... spinal #fusion #surgery