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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Signs and symptoms ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... objective evidence of neurologic ... taper 3-7 days - Short
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Compression/injury of Lateral ... intervertebral disc disease ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... • Multiple sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... : El Escorial criteria ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... and Signs: 1. ... Diagnostic Criteria ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... metabolic syndrome criteria ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived ... Méniére's disease ... Multiple sclerosis ... Disease onset usually ... signs or symptoms
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... : - Multiple sclerosis ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... and multiple sclerosis ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Diagnostic Criteria ... signs and/or symptoms ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... : - Multiple sclerosis ... diagnosis #management #neurology