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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... refractory lesions Ocular ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
desaturation, Scotoma, Ocular ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... mainly AQP4-lgG disease ... paresthesia to paresis, Bladder ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Cerebrovascular Disease ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Leukemia, Lymphoma Ocular ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
miosis during ocular ... bladder motility ... for Alzheimer's disease ... moderate to severe disease ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
an autoimmune disease ... More likely to cause ... treatment Of ocular ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... diagnosis #management #neurology
In parkinsonian patients, distal dystonic phenomena, mainly in the hands and feet, can occur and are
In the case of the ... post video, we ... semiologianeurologica #Parkinsons ... #Disease #Parkinsonian ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... often causes arthritis ... , and ocular inflammation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder ... Autonomic: Bowel/Bladder ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Strychnine poisoning, Parkinson's ... disease, Multiple ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #neurology