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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
test • + Tinel sign ... • + Froment's sign ... + Wartenbergs sign ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... • Meningeal signs ... pupil (AACG) • Systemic ... symptoms and signs
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
impending doom. headache ... arrest, Kounis syndrome ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #criteria #allergy
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Examination: • UMN signs ... Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... pupillary defect SIGNS ... Signs and symptoms
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... - Fatigue - Headaches ... - Allergic contact ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
Anaphylaxis by Body System ... - Throbbing headache ... cessation of play #Diagnosis ... #Allergy #Signs ... #Symptoms #Anaphylaxis
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
symptom of something ... Features (SNOOP): S Systemic ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
with the same symptoms ... diseases (eg, systemic ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... #redflags #signs ... #emergency #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... (headache and diplopia ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
Orthostasis, Syncope, Headache ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... - >10mmHg systolic ... Arteritis #Vasculitis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms