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Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Resistance or pain elicited by passive extension of the knees, thought to be
Kernig's Sign in ... Meningitis Resistance ... thought to be caused ... #Kernigs #Sign # ... #physicalexam #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
of Tuberculous Meningitis ... symptoms • Caused ... and not direct infection ... ADEM Tuberculous Meningitis ... differential #TB #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection ... • Meningitis ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Algorithm Febrile Infection ... Encephalitis • Meningitis ... • Eclampsia Neurological ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Systemic N - Neurologic ... Sweating, Focal Neurological ... Sensitivity ETOH Infection ... - Meningitis Trauma ... #differential #causes
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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refractory • Neurological ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... lesion • CNS infection ... (e.g., meningitis
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
SAH if ruptured Meningitis ... reaction to blood & infectious ... Ischemic stroke caused ... complications #brain #neurological ... #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Photophobia • Nausea ... Acute meningeal signs ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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status, and focal neurologic ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Demyelinating disease caused ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... Cryptococcal Meningitis
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... eg, furnaces) Meningitis ... of sinus or ear infection ... without focal neurological ... headache #redflags #signs