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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... blood • Hypoxic encephalopathy ... • Traumatic brain ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... contrast enhancement Brain ... lesion Tuberculous Encephalopathy ... • Caused by immune
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Alteration in brain ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... of neurologic/cognitive ... over course of disease
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Neurological symptoms
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
of prior silent pulmonary ... organism (soap bubble sign ... death if ART is started ... meningitis #T2 #MRI #Brain ... #clinical #radiology