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Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
photophobia • Meningitis ... meningeal irritation signs ... • CNS Vasculitis ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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• Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... brain lesion • CNS ... infection (e.g., meningitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... : • Headache and ... Acute meningeal signs ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Lyme Disease: Early ... myalgia, arthralgia, headache ... SSX (lymphocytic meningitis ... , CN palsies, radiculopathy ... #diagnosis #signs
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache ... disorders, Aseptic Meningitis ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... #neurology #rheumatology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Symptoms: Fever, headache ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Demyelinating disease ... Cryptococcal Meningitis ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... lesions, aseptic meningitis ... (headache and diplopia ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... diagnosis #management #signs
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... later stage) • Headache ... • Papilledema, headache ... or abruptly • CN ... differential #TB #neurology
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
vision changes, headaches ... Neurosyphilis • CNS ... pachymeningitis • CNS ... • Bacterial meningitis ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology