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Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Clinical Manifestations ... stiffness, rigidity, spasm ... emotional upset • Spasms ... death - diaphragm spasm ... of superimposed spasms
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... syndrome (Clinical ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Diffuse esophageal spasm ... • Muscular or neurologic ... stroke, Parkinson disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... MUSCULOSKELETAL:, Spasm ... stimulation Clinical ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
) Clinical Presentation ... Distal esophageal spasm ... Three clinical features ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
the most common clinical ... polychondritis usually spares ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management