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

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... affecting the brain ... Inflammatory causes ... #Syndromes #neurology ... differential #diagnosis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... autoantibodies that will cause ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... : • Inflammatory ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... can become pro-inflammatory ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... #Lateral #Sclerosis ... #neurology #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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dysfunction occurring later ... Rabies - Eastern Equine ... Disease - Systemic Lupus ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... affecting the Brain ... and treatment can ... #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
- Compatible syndrome ... : • Multiple Sclerosis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
roots -> Cauda equina ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Inflammatory: ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Overview Focal inflammatory ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... injury - Multiple sclerosis ... involvement Cauda Equina ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology