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HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
dementia Pathophysiology ... and infects the CNS ... Diagnosis: MRI ... disorder #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Base Disorders - Blood ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... acidosis: - CNS ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... /AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... septated hyphae, acute ... Management #treatment #fungal
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... elevated white blood ... the underlying cause
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... AIDP that presents ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... management #treatment #neurology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... Chest pain, cough, bloody ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... factor • May cause ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... normal CSF white blood ... the underlying pathophysiology ... #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology