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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Presentation - Young ... Radiographic findings (eg ... Laboratory findings (eg ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... #treatment #MS
Case – 26M with no medical history presents with chest pain and palpitations. He states that
Case – 26M with ... second most common cause ... cardiac death in young ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #ARVD
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Caused commonly ... by: - drugs (e.g ... neurodegenerative disorders (eg ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... - Causes progressive ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... diagnosis column Treatment ... #neurology #diagnosis
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
axis view of a young ... x-ray and and ECG ... In this case, the ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology
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Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Diagnosis: • Based on clinical ... serologic, and EMG ... More likely to cause ... characteristic EMG ... - Improves clinical
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Clinical Manifestations ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG ... disease, Multiple sclerosis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... Treatment: ... diagnosis #management #treatment
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
identifiable on ECG ... seen in the very young ... athletes and rarely causes ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... - Infection (e.g ... injury - Multiple sclerosis ... degeneration - Multiple sclerosis ... differential #diagnosis #neurology