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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
cause of AVS and ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #HINTS
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
commonly observed in peripheral ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... the thigh on the hip ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... patients with AVS ... disposition, even if the cause ... is peripheral. ... #Diagnosis #AVS
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
• Central or peripheral ... Infections - HIV ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #differential # ... causes #neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Etiologies of Peripheral ... • Infectious: HIV ... #Neuropathy #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Peripheral Causes ... often classified as ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
(HINTS = head-impulse ... the dizziness as ... more likely to be peripheral ... The approach uses ... Dizziness #Algorithm #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Demyelinating disease caused ... , limb ataxia, gait ... CNS #Infections #differential
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... administered (through a peripheral ... IV!) ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #management #nephrology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Diagnosis Framework ... of injury • Gait ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... #neurology #differential