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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
A) Initial Evaluation ... • ABCs • IV ... a NCCT or • MRI ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... presentation, temporal evolution ... Imaging: - MRI
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
resonance imaging [MRI ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... • Acute: - IV ... #management #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
pachymeningitis • HIV ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... Electrolytes (including Ca ... or TSH level if symptoms ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
Entering VA was ... MRI was ordered ... the hospital, diagnosed ... on IV steroids ... ophthalmology #neurology