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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... Hydrocephalus • Chronic ... Meningitis • Chronic ... Paraneoplastic disorder ... #Neurology #Differential
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Neurocognitive Disorders ... Reversible Causes of "Dementia ... Lime disease, Whipple's ... #dementia #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... HIV, syphilis, Whipple ... hallucinations - Movement disorders ... (parkinsonian signs ... Frontotemporal dementia
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
toxic or metabolic disorder ... psychological disorder ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
acute/subacute/chronic ... Mechanical/degenerative disorders ... noninflammatory Signs ... • Tropheryma whippleii ... (Whipple's disease
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
Symptoms and Signs ... Spasms, cramps Neurologic ... , Trousseau sign ... Hallucinations, dementia ... Extrapyramidal disorders
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
without aura - Chronic ... meningeal irritation signs ... without headache • Disorder ... Ocular inflammatory disorder ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Common Ulcers of the Ankles and Feet

Chronic Venous Insuffciency 
This condition usually appears over the medial
Ankles and Feet Chronic ... diabetic neuropathy, neurologic ... disorders, and ... Associated signs ... Clinical #Podiatry #Comparison
Neurological Disorders and the Creative Process
Behavior:
 • Obsession and repetition: Frontotemporal Dementia/ Corticobasal degeneration
 • Functional
Neurological Disorders ... Frontotemporal Dementia ... Inspiration: • Chronic ... #Neurological #Disorders ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... symptoms, positive serology ... Cardiomyopathy: Conduction disorders ... abdominal pain, chronic