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Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
prophylaxis? ... despite appropriate acute ... treatment, or those ... contraindications to acute ... Pharmacology #Management #Neurology
Migraine Prevention and Prophylaxis
Who to Consider: 
 • ≥ 4 significant headaches or migraine attacks/month
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and Prophylaxis ... Contraindications to acute ... migraine treatments ... #treatment #prevention ... #prophylaxis #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... may precede the neurologic ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache ... Meningitis, Myelopathy, Encephalopathy ... Cerebrovascular Disease, PRES ... permeability Diagnosis ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
culture used to diagnose ... Pseudogout: Treatment ... • CPPD disease prophylaxis ... pain, fever, and headache ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... cough, chills, headache ... to 12 weeks for acute ... antigen • India ink prep ... : • Serology for