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Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... Infectious (bacterial/viral ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... Dermatomyositis • Viral ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Melioidosis - Nocardia VIRAL ... - Bickerstaff syndrome ... opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Bacterial or viral ... GI - Felty syndrome ... - SLE Neurologic ... Cardiomyopathies - Viral ... #differential #diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute stroke syndromes ... Infections: - Viral ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Sometimes history of viral ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infections: - Viral ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Central Cord Syndromes
 - Anterior Cord Syndrome
 - Central Cord Syndrome
 - Brown Sequard Syndrome

#CentralCord #Syndromes
Central Cord Syndromes ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... - Central Cord Syndrome ... #BrownSequard #Neurology ... #Diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... include a: • Neurologic ... Acoustic neuroma ○ Viral ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... urticaria, recent viral