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Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Clinical Findings: • Nausea ... Spinothalamic tract • Palatal ... myoclonus - Central ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cervical: - Anterior ... , Mediastinum, Lungs ... Esophagus) • Abdominal
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Anterior ... Sarcoma, Metastatic Lung ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... Potts disease) UCSD
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... may be present Central ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... and Central Vertigo ... Long symptom-free ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... dysfunction Central ... patients with a long ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... joints (arthritis), central ... plexus, or sclera), lungs ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #Algorithm #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... glaucoma: unilateral anterior ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... on MRA/CTA • Anterior ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Angiitis of the Central ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal