2419 results
Oculomasticatory Myorhythmia

Pendular vergence oscillations of the eyes + concurrent contractions of the masticatory muscles.  It's
for Whipple's disease ... with CNS involvement ... Myorhythmia #Whipples #clinical ... neurology #ocular #physicalexam
Patterns of Diseases on MRI FLAIR - Differential Diagnosis
ADEM, Adreno-leukodystrophy, CADASIL, CNS, Lymphoma, High-Grade Glioma, HIV
Patterns of Diseases ... Adreno-leukodystrophy, CADASIL, CNS ... Vessel Ischemic Disease ... FLAIR #Patterns #Diseases ... neuroradiology #clinical
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... + toxo IgG • CNS ... lymphoproliferative disease ... • Metastatic disease ... demyelinating diseases
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ring Completeness
 • Incomplete: Demyelinating Disease
 • Complete (MAGIC):
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Demyelinating Disease ... valeroldan23 #CNS
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... multiforme, Primary CNS ... Demyelinating Disease ... StanfordChiefs #CNS
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Stage Treatment
Stage 1. Localized
 • Doxycycline, amoxicillin, cefuroxime x 10-14d
Stage 2.
Lyme Disease: Early ... 21d • Serious CNS ... ceftriaxone x 14-28d • CNS ... WuidQ #Lyme #Disease
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... Gastroenteritis → Invasive disease ... Pregnancy • CNS ... culture (Invasive disease ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... Gastroenteritis → Invasive disease ... Pregnancy • CNS ... culture (Invasive disease ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
Clinical evidence ... implicating a different CNS ... implicating a different CNS ... implicating a different CNS ... - One year of disease
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... basal ganglia, CNS ... meningitis), MCC CNS ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... collaboration • CNS