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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
- Compatible syndrome ... Infectious: ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Fusobacterium + Lemierre's syndrome micro

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious
Fusobacterium + Lemierre's syndrome ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #Fusobacterium
Liver infections and imaging findings
 - Pyogenic Liver Abscess
 - Amebic Abscess
 - Cholangitic Microabscesses
DDx of multiple ... nodular liver lesions ... imaging #radiology #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
important, as early diagnosis ... LHON) plus MRI lesions ... #neurology #noninflammatory ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Space occupying lesions ... #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... common cause) • Infection ... encephalitis) • Brain lesions ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... result in permanent neurologic ... Infarction - Infection ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... (Clinical Dx). ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Genital ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... Space-occupying brain lesion ... • CNS infection ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
ring-enhanced lesion ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... TB #neurology