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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
- Summary Antinuclear ... sclerosis/polymyositis ... severe disease Treatment ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
- Summary Multiple ... central nervous system ... Treatment: • ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis ... Summary Pathophysiology ... dermis Clinical Signs ... Systemic glucorticoids ... #Management #dermatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology # ... #management #treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
(ALS) Summary ALS ... Pathophysiology ... of the nervous system ... #neurology #diagnosis ... #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Summary - GrepMed ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic ... signs (rash, swelling ... #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
, neurologic, and ... signs/sx of inflammation ... Treatment of GCA ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Summary Epidemiology ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... disease, Multiple sclerosis ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome Systemic ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... : - Multiple sclerosis ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology