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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... cellular function Clinical ... involve any body segment ... #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

A 41yo female was referred by her neurologist for double vision.
Her clinical exam ... EOM weakness and bilateral ... cogan sign and the ice ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... ophthalmology #neurology
Bilateral Serous Choroidal Detachments on Ocular POCUS
Adult patient presents with eye pain, redness, and vision loss.
Detachments on Ocular ... Diagnosis is bilateral ... Patient had fungal ... endopthalmitis as ... #clinical #ultrasound
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack ... #management #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Medium and large also ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... #management #signs
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Arboviruses: - West Nile ... • Common clinical ... the immune or second ... /l is regarded as ... #neurology #meningitis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... stain of clinical ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... : • Serology for ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... : • Based on clinical ... Symptomatic treatment Of ocular ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... Sufficient segment ... Nice to be confident ... #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... remains unknown • Final ... multiple pregnancy, maternal ... defibrillator as ... support for patients clinically