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Algorithm for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease With Predominant Postural Instability and Gait Impairment

#Management #Neurology #Parkinsons
Algorithm for the Treatment ... of Parkinson Disease ... #Management #Neurology ... #Parkinsons #Disease ... #Medication #Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Periodontal disease ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment ... causes #management #treatment
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Encephalitis, Abscess ... Neurosyphilis, Lime disease ... , Whipple's disease ... Hypercalcemia, Cushing's disease ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis
Polyradiculopathy
Spinal Cord Tuberculoma
Pott's Disease (Vertebral Spondylitis)
Brain Tuberculoma
Tuberculous Abscess
Tuberculous Meningitis

Dr. Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci
Tuberculoma Pott's Disease ... Tuberculoma Tuberculous Abscess ... @gabifpucci #neurology
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... Sweet's Syndrome, hidradenitis ... Autoimmune: Crohn's disease ... Culture #Negative #Abscess
Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
lesion (tumor. abscess ... or lumbar spine disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
Infections: Cerebral abscess ... Demyelinating Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lymphoproliferative disease ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... • Metastatic disease ... demyelinating diseases ... causes #radiology #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
• Meniere's Disease ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Abscess ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease ... (MS), Epidural abscess ... dermatomyositis, Thyroid disease ... differential #diagnosis #neurology