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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... should be based on clinical ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Demyelinating disease ... Symptoms: AMS, motor deficits
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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• Neurological deficits ... brain lesion • CNS ... infection (e.g. ... , meningitis) ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Common clinical ... Acute meningeal signs ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... disorders, Aseptic Meningitis ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... , PRES Pathophysiology ... #neurology #rheumatology
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Lyme Disease: Early ... and Late Clinical ... SSX (lymphocytic meningitis ... , CN palsies, radiculopathy ... #diagnosis #signs
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
unknown but its clinically ... associated with viral infections ... Burgdorferi (Lymes disease ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology ... #anatomy #pathophysiology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... of Tuberculous Meningitis ... focal neurological deficits ... and not direct infection ... or abruptly • CN
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... • Lyme disease ... Carcinomatous meningitis ... MRI lesions and clinical ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... Motor and sensory deficits ... pain • Extra-CNS ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology ... #symptoms #signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... lesions, aseptic meningitis ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... diagnosis #management #signs