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Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential ... Hemorrhage • Traumatic ... Hemorrhage • Traumatic ... comatose #aloc #Differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Structural: Tumor, Traumatic ... brain injury • ... Encephalitis, Brain
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
Causes of Secondary ... Flag Symptoms) - Differential ... • Glaucoma • Traumatic ... Brain Injury ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... Sclerosis (ALS) (*main cause ... Bilateral Strokes, Traumatic ... Brain Injury, Multiple ... Affect #neurology #differential
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
- Inability to differentiate ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... ), Traumatic Brain
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Korsakoff Syndrome, Traumatic ... Brain Injury, Alzheimer's ... Confabulation #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Causes ... Migraine Headache, Traumatic ... - Fixed: Brain ... Mydriasis #Miosis #differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... encephalopathy • Traumatic ... brain injury ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Causes include: ... pulmonary edema (Traumatic ... brain injury, cerebral ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... hematoma, mass • Traumatic ... Brain Injury (TBI ... Encephalitis • Brain ... cardiovascular causes