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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... Diagnosis - Caine ... • Changes in mental ... treatment can improve symptoms ... #Management #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... headache, altered mental ... : AMS, motor deficits ... rapidly progressive encephalopathy ... encephalopathy
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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history of cancer, HIV ... lyme • Altered mental ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... #Algorithm #neurology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Presents as ... Fever (75%) • Encephalopathy ... candidiasis • Central ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... #diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
disease of the central ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... objective evidence of neurologic ... • Acute: - IV ... #management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... edema visualized as ... #management #neurology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Management Summary ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... other causes of neurologic ... recommend using as
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
conjunction with symptoms ... attributable to central ... early diagnosis ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... and stabilize: AMS ... is just a symptom ... #status #Management ... #criticalcare #encephalopathy
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
belli Infection in HIV-AIDS ... belli Infection General ... Management Considerations ... 3–4 weeks) if symptoms ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology