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SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
life-threatening headaches ... Systemic signs ... and disorders Neurologic ... #Differential # ... redflag #dangerous #neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... aura (usually visuals ... Sensitivity ETOH Infection ... #diagnosis #differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... refractory • Neurological ... • Meningeal signs ... lesion • CNS infection ... #Differential #
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... hypothalamus, and visual ... meningeal irritation signs ... #differential # ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... demyelination), Infectious ... (bacterial/viral ... Encephalopathy #Differential
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 ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... status, and focal neurologic ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... #differential # ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

Tromner sign indicates pyramidal release.  The Tromner sign is flexion of
Tromner Sign on ... The Tromner sign ... surface of the distal ... an established neurological ... clinical #Video #Neurology
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature ... Bradycardia • Infectious ... Dengue fever, Viral ... fever • Non-Infectious ... #bradycardia #differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
infection precedes ... with significant neurologic ... signs or symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology