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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Affecting Multiple ... Paraneoplastic disorder ... Early Language and ... #Neurology #Differential
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... MRI, iADL scale, ... hallucinations - Movement disorders ... (parkinsonian signs ... - Unique or multiple
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... Diagnosis: • ... suggestive of multiple ... Demyelination: - Multiple ... #neurology #differential
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neuritis • Partial myelitis ... impairment, Mood disorder ... Signs and symptoms ... resonance imaging [MRI ... #management #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-neuromuscular disorder ... • Mononeuritis multiplex ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... EMG) studies • MRI
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV dementia ... similar to PML, but MRI ... Diagnosis: MRI ... #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
Symptoms and Signs ... Spasms, cramps Neurologic ... Hallucinations, dementia ... Extrapyramidal disorders ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... signs below the ... Demyelinating: - Multiple ... - Transverse myelitis ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... radiographic features • Multiple ... Suspect in movement disorders ... focal neurologic ... Imaging: - MRI
Neurosarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Treatment
 • 5 to 40% of sarcoidosis, Heterogeneous, often inaugural
 • Central
pituitary gland, Myelitis ... VII), Cognitive disorders ... Polyneuropathies, Multiple ... CSF, Histology, MRI ... Treatment #management #neurology