Lecture 5: MS Flashcards
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MS
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MS is a presumed autoimmune demyelinating disorder of the central nervous
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Who gets MS
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- Younger females (20-50) of northern European desecent
3
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clinical relapses
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new neruologic sins/symptoms lasting > 24 hours due to CNS demyelination dollowed by remission
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Relapse remitting MS
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- unpredictavle attacks - may or may not leave perminant defecits followed by periods of remission
5
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Primary progressive MS
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steady increaase in disability without attacaks
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secondary proressive MS
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- Initial relapsing-remitting MS that suddenly begins to have decline without periods of remission
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Progressive relapsing MS
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Steady decline since onset with superimposed attacks
8
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Syndromes highly suggestive of MS
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- Optic Neuritis
