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Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Diagnosis Framework ... • Meningitis: ... meningeal irritation signs ... • CNS Vasculitis ... #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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cancer, HIV, or lyme ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... brain lesion • CNS ... #Algorithm #neurology
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
myalgia, arthralgia, headache ... SSX (lymphocytic meningitis ... , CN palsies, radiculopathy ... #Disease #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... opening pressure Lyme ... , photophobia, nausea ... Acute meningeal signs ... #neurology #meningitis
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
aura, nausea, photophobia ... Infection (e.g., meningitis ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs ... #Diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... pulmonary etc) • CNS ... endocrine: Vitamin B12 ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... - Pyomyositis, Lyme
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... lesions, aseptic meningitis ... (headache and diplopia ... oral ulcers in 12 ... #management #signs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... • Bilateral signs ... Check Vitamin B12 ... Treponema Pallidum - Lyme ... #management #neurology
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
mo, +neck pain, photophobia ... Diagnosis? ... low glucose) CNS ... organism (soap bubble sign ... drained at time of diagnosis