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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Extrapyramidal Features • Parkinson's ... Lewy Bodies #CognitiveImpairment ... #Dementia #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
activation -> diffuse myelin ... Diagnosis: MRI ... : The clinical ... tremors • While ... #AIDS #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Clinical Presentation ... tumor the cord ... simplex virus, HIV ... Treatment: • ... #neurology #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Diagnosis Framework ... of the spinal cord ... Inflammatory: Myeloma ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... - Transverse myelitis ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neuritis • Partial myelitis ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... • Acute: - IV ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS