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Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... pupil with third nerve ... various types • Extraocular ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
Enlarged optic nerve sheath diameter and crescent sign in 30 yo female patient reporting 3 months
Enlarged optic nerve ... reporting 3 months of headaches ... Hypertension #Ocular #POCUS ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #crescent #sign
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... instrumentation, recent ... - increased intracranial ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

Eye, linear probe, optic nerve (ON) elevation >0.6 mm into globe (crescent sign)
linear probe, optic nerve ... mm into globe (crescent ... sign) c/w papilledema ... Suggestive of raised intracranial ... #clinical #ultrasound
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
with the same symptoms ... ear infection or recent ... previous benign intracranial ... #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... infections are present ... regions; associated intracranial ... of the abducens nerve ... CNS #Infections #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... 50 years • New headache ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... • Progressive symptoms ... of headache, cognitive