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Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH ... - Strong Medicine ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Approach to Headaches ... - Differential ... conditions: • Stroke ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Photophobia and Headache ... - Differential ... subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH ... #differential # ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
encephalopathy, headache ... with devastating SAH ... aureus Ischemic stroke ... #neurological #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... meningovascular (stroke ... culture or by serology ... regarded as a strong ... #diagnosis #neurology
BATS Mnemonic for Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)

B - Berry Aneurysm
A - AVM / ADPKD
T -
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH ... - Trauma S - Stroke ... #BATS #SAH # ... Subarachnoid #Hemorrhage #Neurology ... #Radiology #Differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
or hemorrhagic stroke ... later stage) • Headache ... • Papilledema, headache ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
Headaches Overview ... Vascular (e.g., stroke ... hydrocephalus) • Neurologic ... Secondary Causes: • SAH ... Secondary #Comparison #Neurology
Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vessel Disease
 • Aneurysm
 • Vascular Malformation
Other
 • Bleeding
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Differential ... Subarachnoid #Hemorrhage #SAH ... #Stroke #CVA #Neurology ... #Differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology