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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
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 ... comparison #table #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
CNS: parietal ... Infection (e.g. encephalitis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Viral Encephalitis ... culture or by serology ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... differential #diagnosis #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
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
dermatitidis CNS ... granulomatous amebic encephalitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
by culture or serology ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Diagnosis: • Serology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases