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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sclerosis (MS) ... nearly 3:1 • MS ... Fulminant Forms of MS ... resonance imaging [MRI ... #treatment #MS
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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Neurosarcoidosis • Multiple ... - decreased rectal ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... T2 Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
for Diagnosis of Multiple ... or prospective) AND ... Criteria #Diagnosis #Multiple ... #Sclerosis #MS ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS ... sclerosis (MS) ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
infection that cross-reacts ... demyelinating or axonal • MRI ... - Spinal MRI may ... cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
left eye that had ... multiple sclerosis ... MRI was ordered ... diagnosed with MS ... ophthalmology #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
the Brain, Eye, and ... treatment can prevent ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... consistent with MS ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology