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Principal features of Destructive and Irritative cortical lesions in right-handed individual

#Cortical #Cortex #Lesions #Features #Signs #Symptoms
Irritative cortical lesions ... Cortical #Cortex #Lesions ... #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms #Brain ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... lung nodules, may also ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... examination finding of amyotrophy ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
focal cortical brain ... lesions in a right-handed ... #Localization #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... Space-occupying brain ... lesion • CNS ... #Algorithm #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
syndromes such as ... demyelinating lesions ... Signs and symptoms ... imaging [MRI] T2 lesions ... #management #neurology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... Autoimmune (SLE/APLS ... Blood cultures/serology ... Blood cultures/serology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
affecting the Brain ... is important, as ... early diagnosis ... LHON) plus MRI lesions ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
• Depressive symptoms ... well-defined than PML lesions ... Diagnosis: MRI ... reversible • HAND is also ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... showing cortical lesions ... #management #neurology