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Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
not common) • Laboratory ... • Heralded by neurologic ... years after • Arthritis ... Lyme #Disease #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Criteria for Guillain ... sensory symptoms or signs ... protein Features Casting ... nervous system signs ... #criteria #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... pathognomonic laboratory ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
more time for the laboratory ... • Hepatitis B serology ... (to support a diagnosis ... #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Lyme Disease - Borreliosis
Erythema migrans
 - 3-32 days (median: 7-10 days)
Manifestations and Diagnosis ... - No specific laboratory ... findings, Lyme serology ... #Borreliosis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... criteria for MS ... Laboratory findings ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... : months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... - Further testing ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
with positive testing ... have positive serology ... but do not meet criteria ... aneurysm and coronary arteritis ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
Unilateral, around eye, tearing ... hydrocephalus) • Neurologic ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs ... #Diagnosis
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
positive Romberg sign ... weakness, muscle wasting ... - Rheumatoid arthritis ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology