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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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• Meningeal signs ... and signs (e.g. ... brain lesion • CNS ... arteritis • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... : • Acute meningeal ... signs (fever, nuchal ... culture or by serology ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... pupillary defect SIGNS ... Signs and symptoms ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
SSX (lymphocytic meningitis ... , CN palsies, radiculopathy ... impairment - Normal ... Disease #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
GrepMed Handbook Acute ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... status changes - Meningitis ... Hypertension with normal ... #headache #signs ... #symptoms #clues
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... headache: - Acute ... Trochlear headache • CNS ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
and bacterial meningitis ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... weakness and #Acute ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
by culture or serology ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... level • A low or normal ... Diagnosis: • Serology