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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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artery tenderness, triggered ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... brain lesion • CNS ... infection (e.g. ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... : Fever, headache ... : Fever, headache ... : Headache, vomiting ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
perfusion is the main trigger ... Also to be considered ... Hypertension, CKD ... fluids shifts may be ... Types #cardiology #nephrology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... family history, PCKD ... hypertension - CNS ... immunocompromise, CNS ... thrombophilia, neurologic
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
history of viral infection ... with significant neurologic ... 24% always had headache ... attacks with varying neurologic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
later stage) • Headache ... • Papilledema, headache ... and not direct infection ... or abruptly • CN ... differential #TB #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... nervous system (CNS ... #Syndromes #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... influenzae Symptoms ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... #diagnosis #neurology
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
presentations that can be ... Cardiogenic syncope NEUROLOGIC ... Extrapyramidal symptoms ... - CNS infections ... Differential #diagnosis #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
cough, chills, headache ... by culture or serology ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology