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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and Altered ... Mental Status ( ... • Hypertensive emergency ... compensatory HTN • Seizures ... /agitation • CNS
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Clinical Features: • Altered ... mental status ( ... agitation) • Seizures ... • Hypertensive emergency ... #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... HIV, or lyme • Altered ... mental status, ... fever, myalgia), seizures ... brain lesion • CNS
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Hypertension/Hypertensive emergency ... : Treat with AEDs ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy ... #management #neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Movement disorders, Seizure ... Meningitis, Myelopathy, Encephalopathy ... Secondary prevention (statin
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Fever, headache, altered ... mental status, ... rapidly progressive encephalopathy ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
rhabdomyolysis, altered ... mental status/seizures ... signaling in the CNS ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... serotoninergic meds