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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Rotary Movement Peripheral ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... symptoms/signs, ... • Multiple sclerosis ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Lhermitte’s sign ... Signs and symptoms ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
• Absence of peripheral ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Management ... #Rheumatology # ... Cryoglobulinemic #Nephrology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... and multiple sclerosis ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... Multiple sclerosis ... signs or symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
Management of Lupus ... VI - Advanced sclerosing ... #treatment #management ... #rheumatology # ... nephrology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ... finding of lateral sclerosis ... of UMN and LMN signs ... #neurology #diagnosis ... #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... suggestive of multiple sclerosis ... : - Multiple sclerosis ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
, particularly scleritis ... purpura: Strong sign ... tenderness - decreased pulsation ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Neurosarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Treatment
 • 5 to 40% of sarcoidosis, Heterogeneous, often inaugural
 • Central
Vasculitis • Peripheral ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #neurology #rheumatology