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Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
and Late Clinical ... SSX (lymphocytic ... meningitis, CN ... radiculopathy, PN) • Cardiac ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
CNS Infection in ... should be based on clinical ... status, and focal neurologic ... effect/Edema • EBV ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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cancer, HIV, or lyme ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... brain lesion • CNS ... infection (e.g. ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... virus • CMV • EBV ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... opening pressure Lyme ... • Common clinical
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac ... pulmonary etc) • CNS ... Coxsackie, HIV, CMV, EBV ... - Pyomyositis, Lyme ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
conjunction with symptoms ... nervous system (CNS ... • Lyme disease ... MRI lesions and clinical ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Pleocytosis: Mild lymphocytic ... Treponema Pallidum - Lyme
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Infections: - ... Mycoplasma, Influenza, EBV ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... affects the skin, neurologic ... • Progressive symptoms ... elevated protein, lymphocytic ... chorioretinitis, CNS
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... count (mainly lymphocytes