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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... constant, global, and refractory ... • Autoimmune disease ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy ... #Neurology
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... #Differential #diagnosis ... encephalopathies #encephalopathy ... patterns #MRI #Neurology ... #pathology #diseases
AEIOU - Mnemonic of Acute Indications for Dialysis 
A - Acidosis - pH < 7.1
E -
Electrolytes - Refractory ... Pericarditis, Uremic Encephalopathy ... #hemodialysis #nephrology ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... neurocognitive disease ... ) #Encephalopathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
initial phase of the disease ... untreated Wernicke Encephalopathy ... factors of Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
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Dark, Mydriatics Diseases ... association), Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Robertson #Pupil #neurology ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neurologic: ... Uremia, Hepatic encephalopathy ... deficiency, Thyroid disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... status, analgesics refractory ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Meningitis, Myelopathy, Encephalopathy ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... , PRES Pathophysiology ... permeability Diagnosis ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Erectile Dysfunction: Pathogenesis

Erectile Dysfunction - Persistent or recurrent inability to achieve an erection sufficient to achieve
Erectile Dysfunction Neurologic ... disease, trauma ... and rigidity Endocrinologic ... #Dysfunction #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Diagnosis