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Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases ... Adrenoleukodystrophy #Demyelinating
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ring Completeness
 • Incomplete: Demyelinating Disease
 • Complete (MAGIC):
• Incomplete: Demyelinating
Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
chronic inflammatory demyelinating
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
Contusion D – Demyelinating
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
solitary lesion) • Demyelinating
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating
Pseudoathetosis of the Hand in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)

Pseudoathetosis - abnormal writhing movements, usually of
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating ... Chronic inflammatory demyelinating
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Arteritis • Demyelination
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Inflammatory demyelination ... large multifocal demyelinating ... • Tumefactive demyelination
Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
subdural hematoma. demyelination