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Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm and Management ... Bleeding Diathesis, AVM ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... #neurology #treatment
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
Detected on NCCT vs ... angiography • +/- Vit B12 ... #ischemic #CVA ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... Blood Supply: - AVM ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... edema visualized as ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... #management #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... testing gait in any dizzy ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... include a: • Neurologic ... Hearing tests such as ... Tuning Fork Tests (512 ... trauma ○ MS, CVA
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... symptoms, positive serology ... (RBBB; others: AV ... cardiomyopathy (→HF) with apical ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
e.g., diabetic, B12 ... deficiency) - Spinal ... neuron disease (ALS ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology