29 results
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... count >50 • CNS ... of starting OI treatment ... Therapy #HAART #HIV ... Opportunistic #Infections #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Facial Nerve (CN7 ... bilateral, non-CN7 ... MRI+gad (stroke, CN7 ... sarcoid or other CNS ... #Treatment #Neurology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Movement Disorders • CN ... Nerve Palsy • CN ... Nerve palsy • CN ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... #Localization #ophthalmology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
and infects the CNS ... mononuclear cells in the CNS ... The clinical syndrome ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive
Superior Oblique Myokymia 
Eye movement disorder where the superior oblique twitches periodically causing jumping of a
trochlear nerve (CN ... IV) at the root ... oblique #myokymia #Ophthalmology ... #Clinical #physicalexam ... video #trochlear #CN4
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
basal ganglia, CNS ... meningitis), MCC CNS ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... collaboration • CNS ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
NMS, serotonin syndrome ... bacteria: Viral, Fungal ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Tissue penetration (CNS ... • Secondary to Treatment
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... nervous system (CNS ... diagnosis and treatment ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... recessive—Usher syndrome
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Consider: Spine, CNS ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management ... #candidiasis #treatment ... #fungal #fungemia