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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... of UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... #Sclerosis #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Coltivirus Symptoms ... Acute meningeal signs ... culture or by serology ... /l is regarded as ... #neurology #meningitis
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
dehydrogenase (LD ... diffuse CD8+ T lymphocytes ... Polymyositis #PM #Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology: • T lymphocyte ... failure PBC Signs ... and Symptoms: ... • Jaundice (later ... patients • +ANA - up
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
syndromes such as ... Signs and symptoms ... bands are found in up ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #management #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
direction-changing on lateral ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... photophobia - Mild ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... Autoimmune (SLE/APLS ... Blood cultures/serology ... Blood cultures/serology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
immunocompetent cells (lymphocytes ... -2, IL-15, IL-17 ... Pathophysiology #Urology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
mastoid cavity as ... membrane • Through lateral ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #otology