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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... BULBAR: Tongue fasciculations ... diagnosis column Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Tongue Fasciculations in Kennedy's Disease

A man in his 40’s with progressive nasal twang, dysphagia and weakness
Tongue Fasciculations ... pectoral crease (sign ... Final Dx- Kennedy ... Treatment is symptomatic ... #clinical #video
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... hematogenous spread - Fungal ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... Muscle twitching (fasciculations
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... signs and/or symptoms ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pericarditis • Sclerosing ... has five major clinical ... stain of clinical ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
the most common clinical ... keratitis, uveitis, scleritis ... ○ Syphilis ○ Fungal ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management