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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... status, and focal neurologic ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... regardless of symptoms ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... • Endocrine: Infectious ... differential #signs #symptoms
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... • Enteroviral infections ... • Herpes virus infections ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
Headache Syndromes ... with stroke-like symptoms ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... pressure or dental infection ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Otitis Media • Temporal ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Metabolic Disorders Infection ... Gastrointestinal infection ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... (SIDS): • Autopsy
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... lesion • CNS infection ... meningitis) • Temporal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
: Secondary to infections ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... Hemorrhagic cyst), Pseudoaneurysm ... management #treatment #nephrology
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 ... with significant neurologic ... Syndrome usually ... attacks with varying neurologic
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... Inflammatory process Temporal ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms