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Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
to Consider in Asplenia ... • Neisseria meningitidis ... #Pathogens #microbiology ... #infections #differential ... #diagnosis
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • CNS Vasculitis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ophthalmology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... brain lesion • CNS ... infection (e.g., meningitis ... #Differential #
Asplenia and Infections - Important Pathogens:
 • Encapsulated bacteria: Strep pneumo, Neissera meningitidis, Capnocytophaga, H.flu, Bordetella
Asplenia and Infections ... pneumo, Neissera meningitidis ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Asplenia ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Microbiology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... - Differential ... Symptoms: • Headache ... : • Headache and ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Infectious: • Meningitis ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Cryptococcal Meningitis ... #Infections #differential
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
status changes - Meningitis ... , meningitis, encephalitis ... movement deficits (CN ... symptoms #clues #differential ... #diagnosis
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fascicle (Other CN ... adrenaline • Cluster Headache ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
basal ganglia, CNS ... lesions, aseptic meningitis ... (headache and diplopia ... Behcet disease) Differential ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology