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Assessment and Investigation of Meningitis and Encephalitis in Children

#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Meningitis #Encephalitis #Assessment #Workup
Meningitis and Encephalitis ... in Children #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Meningitis #Encephalitis
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
of autoimmune encephalitis ... encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP ... #autoimmune #encephalitis ... table #neurology #diagnosis
Encephalitis Differential Diagnosis by Location

 • White Matter: PML, ADEM
 • Limbic System: HSV1, HSV6, Treponema
Encephalitis Differential ... Diagnosis by Location ... Eastern Equine Encephalitis ... #Encephalitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Checklist for the Obtunded/Comatose Patient with Suspected Meningitis/Encephalitis 

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Comatose #Meningitis #Encephalitis #Checklist
Suspected Meningitis/Encephalitis ... Comatose #Meningitis #Encephalitis ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Typical features of meningitis vs. Encephalitis 

Meningitis is inflammation of the subarachnoid space, the fluid bathing
Encephalitis ... Encephalitis is ... #meningitis #Encephalitis ... Features #Table #Diagnosis
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tumor, Vasculitis/Encephalitis ... Sepsis, Meningitis, Encephalitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Infection: Meningitis, Encephalitis ... hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto's encephalitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
herpes simplex encephalitis ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Flaviviruses (Japanese encephalitis ... Louis encephalitis ... Eastern Equine Encephalitis ... - brain stem encephalitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Kawasaki Disease - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Pediatrics #Kawasaki #Disease #Algorithm #CRASH #BURN
Disease - Workup and Diagnostic ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds