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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Examination: • UMN signs ... Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... pupillary defect SIGNS ... Signs and symptoms
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... pulmonary TB PE: - Local ... - Detection of AFB
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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made, rule out: focal ... intervertebral disc disease ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
onto the hand Symptoms ... part of hand - Focal ... – compartment syndrome ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Overlying wounds or signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... inflamed response to local ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
caucasian • Symptoms ... Unilateral • Signs ... B-Y • MRI: ON- focal ... - Typical MS-like ... other auto-immune diseases
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
B-cell activity → local ... anterior/posterior MSK ... : (distinct symptoms ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
mellitus, thyroid disease ... healing (i.e. local ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #stages ... #staging #msk
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
with the same symptoms ... collagen vascular diseases ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... with or without focal ... headache #redflags #signs