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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... disease • Tinnitus ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
syphilis) Meaning: Positive ... sign) → Proprioceptive ... Observe when patient closes ... • Cerebellar disease ... #neurology #diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... Management Caused ... Symptoms and Signs ... T. whipplei test ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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encephalitis, West ... Miller-Fisher GBS; Positive ... - Progressive multifocal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Skin lesions • Positive ... diagnosis #management #signs
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... complications (AQP4-positive ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology ... #symptoms #signs
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Causes of Dysarthria ... , harsh voice, Positive ... Disorder Extra-Pyramidal ... #Dysarthria #Neurology ... #Causes
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
caused by the protozoan ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... serology, smear ... Confirmatory Tests
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... extensors of the arms (pyramidal ... • Bilateral signs ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... diagnosis #management #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... - Enhancement: multifocal ... and <25% culture positive