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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Encephalopathy ... Clinical Features: • Altered ... mental status ( ... agitation) • Seizures ... Generalized > focal) • Headache
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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HIV, or lyme • Altered ... mental status, ... fever, myalgia), seizures ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... #mnemonic
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy ... characterized by: • Headache ... • Headache • ... : Treat with AEDs ... #Reversible #Encephalopathy
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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, altered mental ... status, and focal ... rapidly progressive encephalopathy ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology