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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Sclerosis Diagnosis ... resonance imaging [MRI ... Sclerosis Treatment ... management #neurology #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... ruled out • Brain ... brain and/or optic ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
of Multiple Sclerosis ... from onset - One year ... of disease progression ... in space in the brain ... #MS #neurology
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 ... anterior lesions (a), Brain ... other auto-immune diseases
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
affecting the Brain ... , Eye, and Ear ... and treatment can ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... consistent with MS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... brainstem and multiple ... course of the disease ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... column Treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... hypertension, multiple ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... management #cardiology #treatment
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Mononeuritis multiplex ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... oligoclonal bands • MRI
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
extra-adrenal, multiple ... Symptoms and Signs ... common symptoms and signs ... may present with pulmonary ... disease: Management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
, mononeuritis multiplex ... : • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Symptomatic: artificial tears