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Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
often in older adults ... Head trauma - Symptoms ... Multiple sclerosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... presents in young adults ... Presentation - Young adults ... ) • Acute: ... #management #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
inflammation of multiple ... Epidemiology: • Young adults ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... matter, spinal cord ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine • MCC- acute ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... neoplasms • trauma ... Differential Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... extrapulmonary disease ... that exists as a mold ... : • Serology for
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
a tall, young adult ... , with symptoms ... underlying lung disease ... cystic fibrosis, acute ... lung #ultrasound #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: ... • Acute cutaneous ... rheumatoid arthritis, adult-onset ... • Mononeuritis Multiplex ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
, post stroke, trauma ... : OMS, Neoplasia ... Chronic: Storage disease ... hepatic, septic, pulmonary ... #Causes #neurology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
integrated function of multiple ... cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... presyncope, exertional symptoms ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology