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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Differential Diagnosis • Neurologic ... Tumor, Vasculitis/Encephalitis ... Thyroid disease • Infectious ... Sepsis, Meningitis, Encephalitis ... , Abscess • Toxic
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... demyelination), Infectious ... viral meningitis encephalitis ... Inflammatory, Infectious ... (fungal, TB, parasitic
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Intracranial tumor • Infection ... : Meningitis, Encephalitis ... , Abscess, Neurosyphilis ... hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto's encephalitis ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... Culture #Negative #Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
Differential Diagnosis • Infections ... : Cerebral abscess ... bacterial, fungal, parasitic ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
brain injury • Infectious ... : Meningitis, Encephalitis ... , Brain Abscess, ... Algorithm #Causes #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 ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... • Nocardia • Parasitic ... causes #radiology #neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Systemic N - Neurologic ... Sensitivity ETOH Infection ... Substance Withdrawal Infection ... - Meningitis, Encephalitis ... , Abscess Homeostasis