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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
) • Systemic symptoms ... lesion • CNS infection ... arteritis • Acute ... glaucoma (AACG) • Benign ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
migraine - Benign ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... : - Acute angle-closure ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Benign paroxysmal ... history of viral infection ... signs or symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... with no early symptoms ... weeks without infection ... Physical Exam/Signs ... ’s lymphoma or acute
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
• Common clinical ... : • Acute meningeal ... signs (fever, nuchal ... culture or by serology ... diagnosis #neurology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
at home or at work ... ) - acute angle ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... dysregulation -> Bacterial infection ... immunocompetent cells (lymphocytes ... Hydronephrosis, Acute ... #Urology #Signs
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... : Acute onset 2 ... Reversible course Differential ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
cough, chills, headache ... by culture or serology ... count (mainly lymphocytes ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Serology