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Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
demyelinating or axonal • MRI ... - Spinal MRI may ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... Imaging: - MRI ... #differential #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
cord compression (MRI ... : - Abnormal in ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... - NORMAL CSF ... axonal form • MRI ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... APML #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... sx overlap with normal ... May have typical HF ... #cardiology #treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... trypanosomiasis) is an infectious ... family Route of infections ... PCR + 20-90%, normal ... cardiomyopathy (→HF
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... ) is abnormal in ... oligoclonal bands • MRI
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... vasculitis vs infection ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management