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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Signs/Symptoms ... : - Headache ... Papillary Edema, Flame Hemorrhages ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #Vasculitis
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Complications of ... ADEM -> Fever, headache ... Opportunistic infections ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... thrombosis • Hemorrhage ... lesion • CNS infection
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome - Signs ... Increased risk of infections ... Glucose intolerance, Headache ... #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Tumours Local complications ... - Headache, Visual ... Pituitary #Tumors #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Endocrinology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... - subarachnoid hemorrhage ... intracerebral hemorrhage ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
history of viral infection ... Cerebellar hemorrhage ... 24% always had headache ... varying neurologic signs ... #differential #diagnosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
• Usually is a complication ... thrombosis, or hemorrhagic ... later stage) • Headache ... • Papilledema, headache ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... tuberculosis, fungal infections ... Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage ... addisons #disease #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #signs
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
with the same symptoms ... of sinus or ear infection ... Subarachnoid hemorrhage ... #redflags #signs ... #emergency #diagnosis