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MS and other demyelinating disorders Flashcards

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Extremity numbness
weakness (fatigue
gait + vision problems
urinary problems

A

Multiple sclerosis

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What is the most common complaint of MS? what is the second most common?

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most common: fatigue

second most common: cognition

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What is Marcus Gunn pupil?

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afferent pupillary defect - pupil dilates when light is shown on it

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What is the strongest link suggested so far in Multiple Sclerosis?

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Vitamin D deficiency

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What are radiological signs of MS?

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T2 lesions
flair
Periventricular lesions
Black holes
Dawson's fingers
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Rapid symptoms:
encephalitis - like symptoms (fever, fatigue, headache, N/V)
may progress to seizures and coma

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Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

  • -follows virals or bacterial infections
  • -brain looks “foggy” pt is comatose - think ADEM
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