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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... hallucinations, cortical ... Immunomodulatory meds ... • Autoimmune disease ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Localized: • Cervical ... Thyroid / larynx disease ... Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs ... Lymphadenopathy #Differential
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Cardiac: Valvular Disease ... Autonomic dysfunction, Meds ... Prior strokes, Cervical ... Dizziness #dizzy #Differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease ... Motor Nerves: ALS, Cervical ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... dermatomyositis, Thyroid disease ... Weakness #Causes #differential
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy ... • Metabolic Diseases ... • Central Core Disease ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
(thrush)] - Cervical ... Cytomegalovirus disease ... of vision) - Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... sensitivity showing cortical ... Reversible course Differential ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
of Myoclonus - Differential ... LOCALIZATION: • Cortical ... Chronic: Storage disease ... Glu, thyroid), encephalopathy ... #Myoclonus #Differential