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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 ... #Management #Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... CNS Opportunistic ... Infections: • Most CNS ... • CNS opportunistic ... #CNS #Infections
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 ... -> microglial activation ... Diagnosis: MRI ... Treatment: • HAART
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
bacteria: Viral, Fungal ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Tissue penetration (CNS ... • Secondary to Treatment ... Hospital-Acquired Infection: IV
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Excessive activation ... that results in CNS ... simplex virus, HIV ... Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Parotid swelling CNS ... nervous system (CNS ... • 8%-27% for CNS ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
: • Direct fungal ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... #Diagnosis #Management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... nervous system (CNS ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
> 4 days → add fungal ... ) - Symptoms: CNS ... ) - Symptoms: CNS ... IV bisphosphonates ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis