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Motor neuron disease

Motor neuron disease. Multiple sclerosis Motor neuron disease Motor neuron disease is degenerative disease which selectively affect motor tract fibers

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Page 1: Motor neuron disease. Multiple sclerosis Motor neuron disease Motor neuron disease is degenerative disease which selectively affect motor tract fibers

Motor neuron disease

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Multiple sclerosis

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Motor neuron disease

Motor neuron disease is degenerative disease which selectively affect motor tract fibers

(corticospinal tract+ anterior horn cell)

UMN signs LMN signs

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Motor pathway

cortex motor area

Corticospinal fiber & corticobulber

AHC motor neuron disease

Peripheral nerves NMJ

muscle

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pathology

Degeneration of the neurons

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path physiology

Sporadic:90% unclear

Inherted:10% familial ALS,25% mutation in gene encoding copper zinc super oxide dismutase (SOD1)

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course

Is progressive : median survival is approximately 3y

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classification

Classic ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)..UMN+LMN signsothersProgressive muscular atrophyPrimary lateral sclerosisProgressive bulbar palsyProgressive pseudo bulbar palsy

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Classic ALS

Mixed upper motor neuron + upper motor neuron signsEarly patient may exhibit only LMN signs or upper LMN signsWeakness begin a symmetrical and distally then spread to involve contiguous group of motor neuronsBulbar &pesudobulber palsy involvement ..dysphagea & dysarthria

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Nooooooooooo

Cognitive

Sensory

Ocular

Autonomic Sphincter dysfunction

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diagnosis

El Escorial criteria for dx

Definitive

Probable

possible

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Electrophysiological

NCS: sensory..N

motor:normal or dec amp

EMG: denervation

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treatment

Riluzole :50 mg bid ( extend tracheotomy free survival by 2-3 months, not improving the survival or muscle strength

Supportive care physiotherapy, respiratory, swallowing…..

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Diagram weakness approach

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Multiple sclerosis

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MS is the most disabling neurological condition of young adults

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Epidemiology

Onset is typically in the mid 20s,although the dx may be delayed for several yearsThe ratio of f to m 1.77 to 1The incidence of MS in blacks residing in the united states is about 25% that of whitesHigh incidence includes all of Europe,North america,New Zealand,southern austeralia but the incidence also increasing in middle east

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pathophysiogy

Inflamatory rxn causes variable tissue damage

Destruction of myelin producing cells (oligodendrocytes

Some cells damaged without remyelination but oligodendrocytes precursors ..remyelinate..plaque

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Risk factors

Genetic

Infection :viral

autoimmune

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genetic

In general in the united states, the prevalence of MS is about ,1%

If a mother has MS,, her children's have a chance 3-5% .

If father has MS, his son has a1% chance & his daughter a 2% chance

Non identical twins has 3-4%

Identical twins:30%

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Clinical presentation

Relapsing remitting: the commonest

(>one attack in >one site (multifocal)

Progressive relapsing

Primary progressive

Secondary progressive

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diagnosis

Clinical :typical relapses come on over a few days, lasts for weeks or months ,and then clear, over 80% of patients begin with relapses

All central nervous system can be affected

Typical relapses

A-optic neuritis

B-myelopathy(spinal cord)

C-brain stem &cerebellar

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Optic neuritis: clouding or blurring of central vision in one eye loss of measured activity, impair pupillary light reflex, some local pain made worse by eye movement…usually full recoveryMyelopathy: often sensory only; numbness &tingling from a certain level on the trunk on down through the rest of the body. if marked ..weaknessBrain stem

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Each of these relapses may leave some residualAfter several attacks of various types, a patient may present common deficit Mild reduction in vision in one eyeNo conjugate eye movementsExtensor planter responses &inability to walk heel and toeReduced vibration sense in the legsUrgency of bladder function

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Late stage deficit include: dementia, inability to stand or walk, slurred speech, ataxic, incontinence ,and marked sensory loss in hands &legs

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Lehrmit sign

Athoufs phenomena

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Diagnostic workup

MRI

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Mri is now the dominant laboratory method of diagnosis in MSMS lesions are usually easily detected and often characteristic…Multiple bright lesion in T2 Contrast enhanced lesionShape :ovoidSize:>5mmSite: adjacent to the lateral ventricles, corpus callosum, cerebellum

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LP: modest no of lymphocytes <50/mm,total protein <.8g/L,elevated immunoglobulin G(IgG), level oligoclonal banding on electrophoresis(80%)

Evoked potentials: VER,BAR,somatosensory evoked potential

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diagnosis

McDonald criteria:

Confirm lesion >one site +> one attack

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Diffrential diagnosis

Clinically:

Multiple infarctions

Autoimmune diseases

Vascuilities: behcets

Sarcidosis

Infection: chronic meningitis

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Diseases that cause similar MRI pictures

Vascular: vascuilities,small vesseles disease,migraine

Infection:HIV.Lyme disease

Granulomtous :sarcidosis

ADEM

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Treatment:

Definitive supportive

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definitive

Six principles of management in multiple sclerosis1-relapses with significant impairment of function should be treated with high dose IV corticosteroid2-All relapsing remitting patients should be receiving long term immunomodulatory treatments3-Secondary progressive need aggressive tt early,late tt <few years little benefit

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4- primary progressive patients can not be expected to response to any tt5-multiple sclerosis is a life long disease ,no specific time when to discontinue tt once it started,if one modality of tt fail or not tolerated ,another medication shouled be tried6-patients need to be watched for signs of disease activity by clinical or magnetic resonance monitring or bothor both.

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Drug used for long term management

Interferon –B(avonex,betaseron,rebif..dec the risk of the attacks by 30%(sc.IM)

Side effects:

Depression,flu like,hepatitis

Copaxon:

Widespread articaria

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Other immunsuppretion

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Drug for acute phase

Methylpredinsolone 1g iv for 5d

Side effects:

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Supportive care symptomatic)

Spasticity

Depression

Fatigue

Urinary urgency

pain

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