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CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology # ... #management #treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology #
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
(CNS) dysfunction ... erythematosus [SLE ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Sclerosis (ALS) Summary ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... of the nervous system ... column Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pseudogout Summary ... (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
erythematosus (SLE ... and the systemic ... symptoms Histopathological ... Hypoalbuminemia Treatment ... #management #rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Excessive activation ... that results in CNS ... /or symptoms • ... #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Rheumatologic ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Increased leukocyte ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... #Management #Infections