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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... cause unknown) ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... Labyrinthitis ○ Epstein-Barr
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Clinical Features ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... MRI lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... transplantation CLINICAL ... and sensitive tests ... #management #neurology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
(specific loss-of-function ... Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... and petechiae Causes ... CMV) • Epstein-Barr ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
fatiguable chewing, loss ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
with vision loss ... the follow up video ... The most common causes ... diagnosed with MS ... #neurology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... DDX - Other causes ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... infections (Epstein-Barr ... syndrome, HIV)
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... myalgias, and weight loss ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... ulcerated • MSK ... Aortitis, ascending thoracic
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... simplex virus, HIV ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential