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CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential Diagnosis ... Symptoms: • Headache ... features include - Headache ... : • Headache and ... #neurology #meningitis
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Moyamoya Infectious: Meningitis ... , Encephalitis, ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... ETOH Infection - Meningitis ... Infection - Meningitis ... , Encephalitis, ... #diagnosis #differential
What's in a Tap: CSF Analysis

Normal vs Bacterial vs Viral vs SAH
 - Opening Pressure
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What's in a Tap: CSF ... Cerebrospinal #CSF ... Interpretation #Meningitis ... #Comparison #Table ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
of autoimmune encephalitis ... oligodendrocyte protein, CSF ... #autoimmune #encephalitis ... #comparison #table ... #neurology #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... PML, toxoplasmic encephalitis ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Cryptococcal Meningitis ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
eg, furnaces) Meningitis ... , encephalitis, ... Previous chronic meningitis ... cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
of Tuberculous Meningitis ... later stage) • Headache ... • Papilledema, headache ... due to increased CSF ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis ... lymph nodes - Headache ... Meningococcal-radiculitis - Meningitis ... - Meningo-encephalitis ... LP-CSF: lymphocytic
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
- Differential Diagnosis ... vision changes, headaches ... • Bacterial meningitis ... leak - type 3: CSF-venous ... #differential #diagnosis