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Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
in Different Causes ... #CSF #Fluid #Analysis ... #Interpretation ... #Table #Diagnosis ... #Infection
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... response preceding infection ... CSF: - CSF PROTEIN ... - NORMAL CSF ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... temporal evolution, CSF ... hemorrhage • CSF ... cystic lesions • CSF ... comparable to CSF
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... - Elevated CSF ... with a normal CSF ... Of note, normal CSF ... #management #neurology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... failure, positive fluid ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... #comparison #table