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Encephalitis Differential Diagnosis by Location

 • White Matter: PML, ADEM
 • Limbic System: HSV1, HSV6, Treponema
Encephalitis Differential ... Encephalitis Virus ... Encephalitis Virus ... #Differential # ... Location #Tropism #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... culture or by serology ... Good indicator to differentiate ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Louis encephalitis ... , West Nile virus ... Eastern Equine Encephalitis ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Neurology
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Infection: Meningitis, Encephalitis ... hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto's encephalitis ... Disorders #dementia #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... Diagnosis • Neurologic ... Tumor, Vasculitis/Encephalitis ... Sepsis, Meningitis, Encephalitis ... #Status #AMS #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
Differential Diagnosis ... abscess. herpes encephalitis ... Mimics #CVA #TIA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Meningitis Severe neck ... flex when the neck ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Meningitis Severe neck ... flex when the neck ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
flexion of the neck ... Signs #Meningitis #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... PML, toxoplasmic encephalitis ... Fever, headache, neck ... Toxoplasmic Encephalitis ... CNS #Infections #differential