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

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... affecting the brain ... diagnosis and treatment ... #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
and diagnosis can ... only be confirmed ... heart valves • MRI ... brain for cerebral ... #Endocarditis #comparison
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
Remember the name Mi-kay-la ... MRI brain and C-spine ... imaging after treatment ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
affecting the Brain ... diagnosis and treatment ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... lesions and clinical ... #Syndromes #neurology
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
the foreskin - Can ... be normal up to ... 3 years old - Clinically ... after age 4 Treatment ... #Paraphimosis #Comparison
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Compatible syndrome + MRI ... skin lesions, LAD ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... causes #radiology #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
similar to PML, but MRI ... Diagnosis: MRI ... : The clinical ... Treatment: • HAART ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Myotonic dystrophy - Brain ... respiratory failure - Can ... be precipitated ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... parietal lobes of the brain ... epilepticus Treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... brain and/or optic ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential