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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
nervous system • Inflammatory ... neuritis • Partial myelitis ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... impairment, Mood disorder ... Signs and symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Clinical Presentation ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... Treatment: • ... #diagnosis #management
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... and signs below ... - Transverse myelitis ... Inflammatory: ... - Sarcoidosis, Behcet
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
inflammation of multiple ... Disease (25-75%): Inflammatory ... syndrome (Clinical ... disease) Differential ... #management #signs
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... likely it will be clinically ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... Fibrosis, Multiple
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
body (Autoimmune disorder ... , MDS & Multiple ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management