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Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... • Ascites • COPD ... lesion: ALS, MS ... lesion: Brachial
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord lesions can ... cord lesions can ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #syndromes #lesions ... #differential #
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... lung nodules, may also ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
syndrome: contralateral ... all modalities ... MS: loss of proprioception ... Comprehensive Review in Clinical ... Neurology - https
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Claudication) - Cold ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
anywhere in the CNS ... form part of the differential ... LMN syndromes are ... clinical findings ... This lesion causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
: Clinical findings ... compression by fractured ... Causes: 1. ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #algorithm
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal Cord ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... #differential #
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... Lesions Above ~ ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... matter, spinal cord ... Medium and large also ... (Clinical Dx). ... Behcet disease) Differential