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Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
right: Dressing apraxia ... left: Limb apraxia ... #Localization #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cerebral ... • Apraxia • ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
seizure, primitive reflexes ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Approach to Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Red Flags (SNOOPY)
S: Systemic Symptoms
N: Neuro Symptoms
O: Onset - Sudden
O:
- Differential Diagnosis ... ) S: Systemic Symptoms ... N: Neuro Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... brain lesion • CNS ... #Algorithm #neurology
Migraine with Aura
Diagnostic Criteria (ICHD-3):
A) At least 2 attacks fulfilling criteria B and C:
B) One or
Migraine with Aura Diagnostic ... 60 minutes, by headache ... another ICHD-3 diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology ... #headache #ICHD3
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 ... : Fever, headache ... : Fever, headache ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Algorithm • Confirm ... nephrolithiasis • Symptoms ... → Refer to Nephrology ... and referral to Urology ... #urology #blood
Parkinson's Plus Syndromes - Atypical Parkinsonism
Main motor symptoms:
 • Tremors
 • Limb rigidity
 • Bradykinesia
Other symptoms
Bradykinesia Other symptoms ... Corticobasal syndrome (CBS ... ) • Dementia with ... #Parkinsonism #diagnosis ... #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Autonomic symptoms ... • CNS Vasculitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #Neurology