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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... brain lesion • CNS ... infection (e.g. ... arteritis • Acute
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... : - Acute angle-closure ... • CNS Vasculitis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... : Fever, headache ... #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... hypertension - CNS ... or at work) - acute ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... encephalitis, SAH ... movement deficits (CN ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Sensitivity ETOH Infection ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... primary #secondary #management ... #neurology
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
with the same symptoms ... of sinus or ear infection ... parasitic or fungal infection ... #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... : • Acute meningeal ... signs (fever, nuchal ... #Infections #differential
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Acute ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... #Treatment #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
history of viral infection ... 24% always had headache ... varying neurologic signs ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology