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CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... disorders, Aseptic Meningitis ... autoantibodies that will cause ... #neurology #rheumatology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Common clinical ... in 70%-85% • Negative ... Monocytogenes or gram negative ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Demyelinating disease caused ... Cryptococcal Meningitis
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 ... lesions, aseptic meningitis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... diagnosis and treatment ... Carcinomatous meningitis ... MRI lesions and clinical ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... tested and if negative ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: •
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
low glucose) CNS ... Nausea & vomiting ... Standard treatment ... is performed, relative ... T2 #MRI #Brain #clinical