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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease associated ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... (Clinical Dx). ... Behcet disease) Differential ... , AS Treatment:
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Meningitis, Myelopathy, Encephalopathy ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Associated with: ... , rheumatoid arthritis ... life-threatening Differential ... /Edrophonium test ... #management #neurology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... - Diagnosis and ... other causes of neurologic ... to maintain 2-3 bowel ... #hepatology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Disorder (HAND) ... Diagnosis: MRI ... syndrome of HAD ... reversible • HAND ... HIV patients #HAND
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... fluctuations PRES-Associated ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... , Sjögren Syndrome ... , Inflammatory Bowel ... #diagnosis #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Paresthesias: Hands ... GQ1b IgG Antibody associated ... #treatment #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... variably: On one hand ... the “Chewing gum test
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
bowel ischemia ... : • + Clinical ... to medium-sized arteries ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... hematology