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Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
Main types of autoimmune ... encephalitis in ... encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP ... #encephalitis # ... comparison #table #neurology
Encephalitis Differential Diagnosis by Location

 • White Matter: PML, ADEM
 • Limbic System: HSV1, HSV6, Treponema
Encephalitis Differential ... Paraneoplastic, Autoimmune ... encephalitis ... Paraneoplastic, Autoimmune ... Location #Tropism #neurology
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Hyperacute: - Primary Neurologic ... Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... viral meningitis encephalitis ... Subacute: - Primary Neurologic ... Endocrinopathy, Malignancy, Autoimmune
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Louis encephalitis ... Eastern Equine Encephalitis ... Toxoplasmosis AUTOIMMUNE ... - brain stem encephalitis ... Diagnosis #Causes #Neurology
Orofacial and limb dyskinesias in NMDAR encephalitis. 

Note the lip mutilation.  Pt is tracheostomized &
dyskinesias in NMDAR encephalitis ... NMDAR encephalitis ... striking unmistakable autoimmune ... encephalitis, more ... clinical #video #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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PML, toxoplasmic encephalitis ... Toxoplasmic Encephalitis ... status, and focal neurologic ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
granulomatous amebic encephalitis ... granulomatous amebic encephalitis ... #Acanthamoeba #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
granulomatous amebic encephalitis ... #mandrillaris #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Downbeat Nystagmus on Physical Exam

65 year old female with new walking difficulty and dizziness. Why downbeat
pathologies like autoimmune ... paraneoplastic encephalitis ... ophthalmology #neurology