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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 ... neuritis • Partial myelitis ... resonance imaging [MRI ... for MS 3.
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) ... #neurology #differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Tetanus, Transverse Myelitis ... , Mononeuritis multiplex ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis ... of Multiple Sclerosis ... McDonald #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #Multiple #Sclerosis ... #MS #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Diagnosis Framework ... • Mononeuritis multiplex ... EMG) studies • MRI ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
multiple sclerosis ... MRI was ordered ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... ophthalmology #neurology
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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• Transverse myelitis ... • Multiple sclerosis ... lower extremity weakness ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #causes #neurology