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Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
Main types of autoimmune ... cerebrospinal fluid, MRI ... prescriptions #autoimmune ... #encephalitis #comparison ... #table #neurology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Predisposing conditions: Autoimmune ... heart valves • MRI ... often seen • MRI ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Anti-MDA5, anti-Mi ... exclusion Necrotizing Autoimmune ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology #table
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
) is an autoimmune-mediated ... ophthalmoplegia Atypical ... resonance imaging [MRI ... objective evidence of neurologic ... diagnosis #management #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
an underlying autoimmune ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... consistent with MS ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
Tandem Gait Ataxia in Atypical Parkinsonism

How to differentiate Parkinson’s disease from atypical Parkinsonism in a jiffy?
Gait Ataxia in Atypical ... Parkinsonism How to differentiate ... PD patients are able ... ataxia ( PSP, MSA ... #physicalexam #neurology