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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 ... CNS Opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... (CD4 <100), 25% ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
anywhere in the CNS ... may arise from disease ... form part of the differential ... This lesion causes ... spasticity, and a positive
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... (WFS1), optic atrophy ... LHON) plus MRI lesions ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... pleural effusions, CNS ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... Loss of muscle (atrophy ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... Polymorphic skin lesions ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
- Differential ... Tongue and Facial Atrophy ... • Lesions of ... , harsh voice, Positive ... #Dysarthria #Neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Pott's Disease ... (IRIS): • In HIV ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... or abruptly • CN ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... - Causes progressive ... course of the disease ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology