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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis ... Sclerosis (MS) ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... (Spinal cord predominant ... #management #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... injury, often from vascular ... Syndrome ->Cord ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Demyelinating: - Multiple ... Vascular/Blockage ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
compression (MRI) and findings ... • Bilateral signs ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... sclerosis (MS) ... #neurology #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
the pathologic finding ... brainstem and multiple ... spinal cord regions ... #neurology #diagnosis ... #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
inflammation of multiple ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... matter, spinal cord ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... #signs #symptoms
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... brain and spinal cord ... Parkinson's disease, Multiple ... sclerosis, Ankylosing ... #treatment #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Serologic and EMG Findings ... /Edrophonium test ... - Peek sign 2. ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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• Mononeuritis multiplex ... , particularly scleritis ... purpura: strong sign ... discrepancies Findings ... retinopathy Lab Tests