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HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV dementia ... : • Increased CSF ... Clinical Presentation ... : The clinical ... Treatment: • HAART
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... parietal lobes of the brain ... epilepticus Treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... Consider Sepsis, ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
low glucose) CNS ... HIV-infected pts ... Standard treatment ... meningitis #T2 #MRI #Brain ... #clinical #radiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... • Sinusitis • Brain ... • Meningitis, septic