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Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) 

Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) can have 
severe neurologic sequelae. Early diagnosis is
is crucial, as ... symptoms. ... treatment is delayed ... effective in stroke-prevention ... Indications #emergency #Neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Antimicrobial treatment ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... ): MRI+gad (stroke ... #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... epilepticus Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... /symptoms, positive ... serology, smear ... mural thrombi (→stroke
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
schenckii - Diagnosis and ... commercially • Serology ... Sporotrichosis - Symptoms ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Rheumatologic symptoms ... by culture or serology ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... Diagnosis: • Serology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases