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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
demyelinating lesions ... resonance imaging [MRI ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... - Atypical Clinical ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... #Management #Treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Microglial cells ... are the immune cells ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... column Treatment ... between nerve cells
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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Related Disease Clinical ... negative (small lesions ... phase reactants, eosinophilia ... increased IgG4+ cells ... Glucocorticoids (0.6 mg/kg
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... compressive cord lesion ... • Bilateral signs ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
indicated, start CPR ... ventilate and exclude tension ... • Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... examination and vital signs
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
and treatment can ... nasal squamous cell ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
tissue: Epithelioid cells ... renal failure Clinical ... CXR finding) ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
arises from plasma cells ... from the plasma cells ... plasmacytoma) Clinical ... monoclonal plasma cells ... clonal plasma cells
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
of Langerhans cells ... These cells accumulate ... langerin+) dendritic cells ... populations) CLINICAL ... showing Langerhans cells