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SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
life-threatening headaches ... Systemic signs and disorders ... Neurologic symptoms ... #Differential # ... redflag #dangerous #neurology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Weakness That May Mimic ... or peripheral neurologic ... • Electrolyte disorders ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Sclerosis, Conversion Disorder ... #CVA #Differential ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... • Disorder of ... Ocular inflammatory disorder ... #differential # ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Lightheadedness - Differential ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Anxiety • Panic Disorder ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... #Differential #
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
Cardiogenic syncope NEUROLOGIC ... migraine - Movement disorders ... infections - Tetanus PSYCHIATRIC ... Cataplexy #Seizure #mimics ... diagnosis #neurology
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Cortical Blindness, Psychiatric ... Disorders By Dr ... Confabulation #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
• Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... disorders • Toxic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Vascular disorders ... with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Symptoms: Fever, headache ... Suspect in movement disorders ... CNS #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology