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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... Minimal change disease ... Classification #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis * ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... initial phase of the disease ... untreated Wernicke Encephalopathy ... factors of Wernicke Encephalopathy ... #neurology #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... important, as early diagnosis ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... neurocognitive disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Syndrome (PRES) ... • Autoimmune disease ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver Disease ... Varices • Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... • Hepatorenal Syndrom ... Complications #diagnosis
Patterns of Diseases on MRI FLAIR - Differential Diagnosis
ADEM, Adreno-leukodystrophy, CADASIL, CNS, Lymphoma, High-Grade Glioma, HIV
Patterns of Diseases ... - Differential Diagnosis ... High-Grade Glioma, HIV Encephalopathy ... , Susac Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
mainly AQP4-lgG disease ... facial numbness), Encephalopathy ... (AQP4-lgG disease ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... #Differential #diagnosis ... encephalopathies #encephalopathy ... patterns #MRI #Neurology ... #pathology #diseases
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... ) Deficiency - Diagnosis ... treatment can improve symptoms ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology