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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Diagnosis Algorithm ... symptoms/signs, ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
yet imprecise symptom ... TiTrATE #Dizziness #dizzy ... #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
headaches Systemic signs ... symptoms Onset ... mnemonic #headaches #Differential ... #Diagnosis #headache ... redflag #dangerous #neurology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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"pass out" • Symptoms ... spinning" • Symptoms ... Vertigo #Algorithm #dizzy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
regardless of symptoms ... or signs. ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #signs #symptoms
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... signs or symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Coltivirus Symptoms ... influenzae Symptoms ... Acute meningeal signs ... culture or by serology ... #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... and signs below ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential