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CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic Lupus ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... detectable by blood ... not useful for chronic ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
, Busulfan • Disease ... FSGS • Other: Chronic ... diagnosis #kidney #blood ... #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... kidney disease, ... cirrhosis, and chronic ... Prevention of blood ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... detectable by blood ... not useful for chronic ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
encephalopathies, CJD • Chronic ... : Storage disease ... degenerations, dementias ... malabsorbtion (celiac, whipple ... Diagnosis #Causes #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
85% • < 50% in chronic ... • Major blood ... have positive blood ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management