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BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... Immune-mediated ... conjunction with symptoms ... nervous system (CNS ... #Syndromes #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... Non-inflammatory Causes Immune-mediated ... conjunction with symptoms ... nervous system (CNS ... #Syndromes #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... required until immune ... focal neurologic ... #diagnosis #AIDS
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV dementia ... early stages of infection ... • Depressive symptoms ... The clinical syndrome ... #AIDS #Neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
collapse Immune ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... • Caused by immune ... not direct infection ... or abruptly • CN
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome ... treatment of HIV/AIDS ... present: • AIDS ... skin lesions, ocular ... Zoster flare, ocular
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... affects the skin, neurologic ... • Progressive symptoms ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... chorioretinitis, CNS
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... can be directed ... than one after symptom ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
by culture or serology ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
- Ocular syphilis ... nephrotic syndrome ... to asymptomatic infection ... exposure to or symptoms ... dementia.