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Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... glaucoma - Ocular ... • CNS Vasculitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Diagnosis Framework ... think about three clinical ... CN III palsy 2. ... - Neurologic disease ... #neurology #Differential
Headache Etiologies and Associated Spectrum of Severity of Disease by System
Critical, Emergent and Non-Emergent Causes
CNS, neurologic,
Headache Etiologies ... Disease by System Critical ... CNS, neurologic ... vascular disease Ocular ... #diagnosis #neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Algorithm Clinical ... • Look for ptosis ... • Neurologic ... a mass as the cause ... depressed, abducted, ptosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... Symptoms: Fever, headache ... Demyelinating disease caused
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache ... autoantibodies that will cause ... permeability Diagnosis ... #neurology #rheumatology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Arboviruses: - West Nile ... Symptoms: • Headache ... • Common clinical ... #neurology #meningitis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... ulceration • Ocular ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... symptoms (headache ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
myalgias/arthralgias, headache ... plasmids that contain ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... microscopy #pathology #clinical