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Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... Note: Surgical Emergency ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... #redflags #signs ... #differential #emergency ... #diagnosis
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
• Other rare causes ... Pressure: • Headache ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
: • SAH (Thunderclap ... ESR ↑) • HTN emergency ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs ... Comparison #Neurology #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... Hypertension/Hypertensive emergency ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... the underlying cause
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... Exertional Heat Stroke: EMERGENCY ... #causes #stroke
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... at the time of diagnosis ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS)
 • Diagnosis Of CECS requires patient to undergo the same exertional
Exertional Compartment Syndrome ... activity that causes ... CompartmentSyndrome #CECS #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... • Examine for signs ... Casey Albin MD @