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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Demyelinating Disease ... Myelitis, Trauma, Tumor ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... that can confirm Behcet ... interferon alfa, or tumor ... azathioprine #Behcet
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Tumor-associated ... Amyloidosis • Wilson's ... disease Pulmonary ... - SLE Neurologic ... Lymphadenopathy • Tumor-associated
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... • Acute stroke syndromes ... system: Brain tumor ... Paraneoplastic syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

A 41yo female was referred by her neurologist for double vision.
Ocular Myasthenia ... non-localized EOM weakness ... have a thymic tumor ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... ophthalmology #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
or respiratory weakness ... for thymoma, a tumor ... Symptomatic treatment Of ocular ... or generalized weakness ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... Myalgia and muscle weakness ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... disease, and ocular ... vasculitis • Behcet
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... Forms of MS: • Tumor-like ... Spasm, Cramping, Weakness ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
infections • Nodular ... Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... including therapy with tumor ... • Malaise, • Weakness
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... Weakness: - Weakness ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... disease - Sjogren ... diagnosis #management #neurology