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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis (MS ... neurodegenerative disease ... nearly 3:1 • MS ... resonance imaging [MRI ... #MS
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... • Bilateral signs ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS ... Multiple sclerosis (MS
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... Unilateral • Signs ... R-G or B-Y • MRI ... - Typical MS-like ... other auto-immune diseases
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
meningovascular disease ... ulcerated • MSK ... Coronary artery disease ... year after infection ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
(HADD) - MSK Radiology ... specificity of tear ... • Treatment for ... #clinical #mri ... #msk
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Brain, Eye, and Ear ... and less common diseases ... and treatment can ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... consistent with MS
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis ... from onset - One year ... of disease progression ... McDonald #Criteria #Diagnosis ... Multiple #Sclerosis #MS
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
Exam This 28 year ... MRI was ordered ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam