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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Algorithm Red ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... lesion • CNS infection ... #Algorithm #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
history of viral infection ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... later stage) • Headache ... • Papilledema, headache ... and not direct infection ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... (headache and diplopia ... #signs #symptoms
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... Neurological symptoms ... : • Infection, ... #neurology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... Neurological: Headache ... , meningitis, ocular ... infected without symptoms ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
cough, chills, headache ... Rheumatologic symptoms ... by culture or serology ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... : • Serology for
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... 50 years • New headache ... • Progressive symptoms ... of headache, cognitive ... impairment, neurologic
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infections: - ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
- Ocular syphilis ... and nephrotic syndrome ... to asymptomatic infection ... exposure to or symptoms ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis