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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) ... neurodegenerative disease ... syndromes such as ... #management #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... Inflammatory • Multiple ... sclerosis - Intoxication
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
• Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Neurologic • ... Depression • Multiple ... Sclerosis • Stroke
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Pathophysiology ... Presentation: - Disease ... brainstem and multiple ... course of the disease ... #neurology #diagnosis
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 ... Medium and large also ... , AS Treatment: ... diagnosis #management #signs
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
, particularly scleritis ... purpura: Strong sign ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... aneurysms can also
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
IgG can also mediate ... during hemolytic disease ... mellitus, and multiple ... sclerosis #Hypersensitivity ... Classification #Pathophysiology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... arbitrarily defined as ... pancreatitis), joints (arthritis ... impairment), heart disease ... vesicular rash, sclerosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
• Mononeuritis multiplex ... and often causes arthritis ... , particularly scleritis ... purpura: strong sign ... > mononeuritis multiplex
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... in stroke and multiple ... sclerosis • Duration ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology