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Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Lactic Acidosis and ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS ... abscess • Neurologic ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
nodules, may also see ... lesions, LAD, and ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... causes #radiology #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
affecting the brain ... nervous system (CNS ... Neurosarcoidosis #BEE ... #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in size (micro and ... • CNS: parietal ... encephalitis) • Brain ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Examination Left hand ... radial nerve in its ... #Nerve #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #msk #sports #neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
r/o hemorrhage and ... penumbra) • Can be ... NCCT or • MRI brain ... monitoring • TTE +/- TEE ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
The median nerve acts ... as an afferent and ... patient to relax the hand ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #PhysicalExam
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Polydipsia - Beer ... Pulmonary Diseases, CNS ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... Systemic symptoms and ... Space-occupying brain ... lesion • CNS ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... focal neurologic ... focal neurologic ... #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology