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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... granulomatosis: • EBV-associated ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... • Most common cause ... Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Diagnosis: • CBC
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease ... (MS), Epidural abscess ... heavy metals), Critical ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
but its clinically ... often associated ... Burgdorferi (Lymes disease ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology ... #anatomy #pathophysiology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
based on repeat clinic ... Renal Parenchymal Diseases ... • Nephritic syndrome ... Steroids (Cushing's, exogenous ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... and Management Summary ... extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Principles of HIV-Associated ... should be based on clinical ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management Summary ... Pathophysiology ... : • Associated ... Clinical Manifestations ... Management #treatment #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... GQ1b IgG Antibody associated ... management #treatment #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension associated ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Pregnancy-associated ... Neurologic disorders