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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
at onset • Tearing ... Connective tissue disorder ... • Cardiac surgery ... catheterization • Thoracic ... deficit • Shock Treatment
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... continence • Pain ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... differential #algorithm
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public education, early detection
scoliosis and its ... conditions like #muscular ... ⚕️The disorder ... long-term #back #pain ... #surgery being
#Cobb #Cob #angle 
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public
scoliosis and its ... conditions like #muscular ... ⚕️The disorder ... long-term #back #pain ... #surgery being
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
chronic inflammatory disorder ... Autoinflammatory disorder ... Clinical Features ... skeleton-sacroiliac joint and spine ... and lower jaw Treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
the brain and spinal ... Clinical Manifestations ... positive in 2/3 of pts ... limb or joint disorders ... Treatment: •
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... white matter, spinal ... (Clinical Dx). ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... cortical lesions • Vascular ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... impairment, Mood disorder ... Sensitivity to pain ... stimulation Clinical ... Progressive MS (Spinal
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
plasmacytoma) Clinical ... presents with pain ... ribs, vertebrae (thoracic ... Biopsy: Solitary disorder ... Bone marrow Treatment