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CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpes simplex virus ... Varicella-zoster virus ... Nile virus (WNV ... Symptoms: • Acute ... #neurology #meningitis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Chikungunya - Herpes virus ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... #diagnosis #msk
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
) Acute autoimmune ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... immunodeficiency virus ... HIV), and Zika virus ... and sensitive tests
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... cause unknown) ... ○ Epstein-Barr virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... Herpes zoster virus
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Nile virus) - ... Miller-Fisher GBS ... lymphoma OTHERS - Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
PCB variants of GBS ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... aspiration and acute ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes ... Nile virus - ... Herpes simplex virus