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Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... and Management ... brain and spinal cord ... • Wide based gait ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
of injury • Gait ... Causes: 1. ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
activation of an immune ... mediated disease • Immune ... Check Vitamin B12 ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
cells are the immune ... multiple spinal cord ... - Causes progressive ... Hyperreflexia, Increased Jaw ... #diagnosis #management
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Recurrent Falls Core ... e.g., diabetic, B12 ... ) - Spinal cord ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome ... blindness, or gait ... • Parvovirus B19 ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... #Management