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Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Neurological Manifestations ... meninges in spinal cord ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... tuberculoma (later stage ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... result in permanent neurologic ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... hypercoagulable states ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... H1N1) Clinical Manifestations ... • Weakness: Starts ... /constipation, hyponatremia ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Altered mental status ... may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #neurology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... heat illness → Hypernatremia ... without neuro manifestations ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... cardiomyopathy, ARDS
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
The Stages of Syphilis ... and nephrotic syndrome ... exposure to or symptoms ... have positive serology ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
M > F Clinical Manifestations ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... matter, spinal cord ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... #signs #symptoms
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
& Mu) Skin Manifestations ... et diutinum Neurologic ... Manifestations: ... anemia due to cold ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
commercially • Serology ... Sporotrichosis Syndromes ... Sporotrichosis - Symptoms ... Lymphoma or AIDS ... Very uncommon - AIDS