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Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases - Differential ... nodosa, SLE • Infectious ... : HIV, Lyme, Neurosyphilis ... , PML, HTLV-1 ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... lens wearing • Ocular ... #Ptosis #neurology ... #Differential # ... ophthalmology #ocular
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... in HIV: • CNS ... #differential # ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... CNS, prostate, ocular ... : IV catheter (CLABSI ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
early stages of infection ... activation -> diffuse myelin ... Findings: • Rule out infectious ... The clinical syndrome ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary infections ... galactomannan, HSV ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... immunofluorescence, PCR ... ComputedTomography #Differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... brain injury • Infectious ... Neurocysticercosis, PML ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
pachymeningitis • HIV ... • Enteroviral infections ... • Herpes virus infections ... #neurology #noninflammatory ... #differential #
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Nerve Palsy • CN IV ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ocular
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Chemotherapy • Infectious ... : HIV, Hepatitis ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology