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BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
affecting the brain ... polychondritis • Behcet ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
injury) • Neurologic ... matter, spinal cord ... disease) Differential ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
, may also see skin ... Sarcoidosis • Neuro Behcets ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... #radiology #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... and signs below ... - Sarcoidosis, Behcet ... disease - SLE ... #neurology #differential
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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/VASCULITIS - Behcet ... syndrome (bulbar symptoms ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... ruled out • Brain ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... contrast enhancement Brain ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... TB #neurology
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Diagnosis Framework ... surrounds the spinal cord ... cause different symptoms ... polychondritis • Behçet ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... , neurologic, and ... • Progressive symptoms ... vasculitis • Behcet
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... VASCULITIS: • Behçet ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign