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

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Inflammatory causes ... • Sjögren syndrome ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... optica spectrum disorder ... #neurology #inflammatory
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
involvement: Intractable nausea ... Comorbid autoimmune disorders ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... , Sjögren syndrome ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Approach to Eye Disease ... ’s syndrome • ... • Systemic disorder ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... ophthalmology #causes
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... autoantibodies that will cause ... #SLE #CNS #neurology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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toxoplasmosis Autoimmune disorders ... rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren ... syndrome, Still ... lupus erythematosus ... sarcoidosis Iatrogenic causes
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Borrelia (Lyme Disease ... Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... polychondritis - Sjogren's ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... • Autoimmune diseases ... RA - 5 to 20% Sjögren's ... systemic lupus erythematosus
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Tuberculosis Whipple disease ... Procainamide Metabolic disorders ... Collagen vascular disease ... lupus erythematosus
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
for NMO, SLE or Sjogren's ... • Infectious causes ... - Sjogren - ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... Autoimmune: thyroid, Sjogren ... Myasthenia Crises ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology