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Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Capillary leak syndrome ... Epidemiology: ... edema, compartment syndrome ... • No effective treatment ... Capillary #leak #syndrome
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... Myasthenia Epidemiology ... “dropping head syndrome ... - Kearns-Sayre syndrome ... Eaton myasthenia syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... flaccid weakness Epidemiology ... Miller Fisher Syndrome ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... in APML Epidemiology ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Renal Failure Treatment ... Differentiation #Syndrome
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
involvement Epidemiology ... any time during treatment ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... antisynthetase syndrome ... after DC Statin Treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... Management Summary Epidemiology ... Stiff Person Syndrome ... Treatment: • ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... large-vessel vasculopathy Epidemiology ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... adenopathy (PFAPA) syndrome ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
lymphoma SLL CLL Epidemiology ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... flaccid weakness Epidemiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis Epidemiology ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... management #neurology #treatment