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LUMBAR Syndrome

What do you call a segmental lumbosacral hemangioma + spinal problems?? LUMBAR syndrome, a fairly
ensure correct management ... Myelopathy Bony ... pathogenesis • MRI ... spine + MRI/MRA ... #Radiology #Diagnosis
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Leigh Syndrome ... month-old girl with hypotonia ... #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Normal Reflexes - Brain ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... • Congenital Myotonic ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... nervous system: Brain ... • Infectious: Brain ... EMG) studies • MRI ... #Weakness #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
MRI, iADL scale, ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... atrophy Lewy body ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... Transplantation including bone ... Reversible course Differential ... parietal lobes of the brain ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... life-threatening Differential ... - Myotonic dystrophy ... - Brain stem/Cranial ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse (Marfan syndrome ... , Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... involve MV base and body ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Orofacial Granulomatosis - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Idiopathic OFG: isolated swelling of the lips, BX+ non-caseating granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal
Diagnosis and Management ... Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome ... facial paralysis *Differential ... Sarcoidosis, TB, Foreign-body ... Moderate-Severe OFG, MRS