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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... conditions listed in differential ... activity between nerve ... #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Unilateral Facial Nerve ... - Atypical Clinical ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... , Lyme, facial nerve ... ischemia • DDx
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... The evaluation should ... also include a: ... • Neurologic review ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... - Peek sign ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... be on differential ... that precedes a later ... bowel, usually as
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... affects the skin, neurologic ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... aneurysms can also
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... signs and/or symptoms ... brain and/or optic nerve ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Medium and large also ... Behcet disease) Differential ... retinal tears, Ischemia ... #signs #symptoms