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Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases ... Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE ... Adrenoleukodystrophy #Demyelinating
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... lesions, Psychosis, Demyelinating ... Thrombocytopenia #Lupus #SLE
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE ... Manifestations: Demyelinating ... Erythematosus #SLE
NPSLE - Neurological and Psychiatric Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 • Central: Aseptic meningitis, Cerebrovascular disease,
Cerebrovascular disease, Demyelinating ... Erythematosus #SLE
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Demyelinating: ... Behcet disease - SLE
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Evaluate for NMO, SLE ... Etiologies: • Demyelination ... Disorders: - SLE
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... system (CNS): 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