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Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... crying; Diseases: Amyotrophic ... (ALS) (*main cause ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... Sclerosis (ALS) ... - Causes progressive ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
and Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... : Amyloidosis (AL ... Cardiomyopathy, Systemic Sclerosis ... #cardiology #algorithm
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Causes of Dysarthria ... Algorithm Lower ... • Amyotrophic ... #Dysarthria #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Compatible syndrome + MRI ... lung nodules, may also ... : • Multiple Sclerosis ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... arbitrarily defined as ... vesicular rash, sclerosis ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #Algorithm #differential
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
, and multiple sclerosis ... There was also high ... MRI was ordered ... the hospital, diagnosed ... ophthalmology #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... , particularly scleritis ... affects the skin, neurologic ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... tract, and often causes