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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... common type in adults ... include a: • Neurologic ... common type in adults ... ○ MS, CVA •
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis (MS ... neurodegenerative disease ... nearly 3:1 • MS ... criteria for MS ... #management #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
(MS), Epidural ... Transverse Myelitis, Trauma ... heavy metals), Critical ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
IL-1 and IL-6, leading ... arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... Fever is the main clinical ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
and less common diseases ... sensorineural hearing ... MRI lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS ... Multiple sclerosis (MS ... #management #neurology
Hippus on Physical Exam

Hippus: alternating dilation and constriction of pupils independent of illumination, convergence or psychic
encephalopathies, MS ... , MG, trauma, altered ... #Hippus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Hippus on Physical Exam
Hippus: alternating dilation and constriction of pupils independent of illumination, convergence or psychic
encephalopathies, MS ... , MG, trauma, altered ... #Hippus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
, post stroke, trauma ... Inflammatory (MS ... • Sub-acute: OMS ... Chronic: Storage disease ... #Causes #neurology