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Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Differential Diagnosis ... • Infectious: Bell's ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS ... abscess • Neurologic ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
presentation • Lyme Serology ... screening • Imaging ... sarcoid or other CNS ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN ... - Vascular - Stroke ... - Strong Medicine ... Central #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner ... syndrome, history ... conditions: • Stroke ... brain lesion • CNS ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... • CNS: parietal ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... less than 200 cells ... status, and focal neurologic ... #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... diagnosis #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... on T2-weighted imaging ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
system between the cortex ... exemplified here by a Bell's ... pathways, as in a stroke ... Nerve #Paralysis #Bells ... #Palsy #Neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... or hemorrhagic stroke ... or abruptly • CN ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology