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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
spine Signs / Symptoms ... loss of normal leg ... suspected, immediate MRI ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... resonance imaging [MRI ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... management #neurology #treatment
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... caucasian • Symptoms ... R-G or B-Y • MRI ... - Typical MS-like ... #Management #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
over a five to ten-year ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... antibodies • Nutritional ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... musculoskeletal symptoms ... Psychiatric symptoms ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... vasculitis Treatment
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
to manifest its symptoms ... , alcohol use, symptoms ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... consider other diagnosis ... #management #nutrition
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Medical time to diagnosis ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... Other possible diagnosis ... column Treatment
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... and treatment can ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... consistent with MS
Parosteal Lipoma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Frontal radiograph displays a radiolucent soft-tissue mass with internal
Parosteal Lipoma - MSK ... • No treatment ... or neuropathic symptoms ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
wavelengths #causes #diagnosis ... Beane Freeman LE ... Geller AC, Heneghan MK ... Welsh MM, Karagas MR ... Mechanisms and treatments