6 results
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... - Treatable Causes ... Subdural Hematoma • B12 ... deficiency • ... #Neurology #Differential
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Autonomic dysfunction, Meds ... neuropathy (DM, B12 ... Coordination/Strength: B12 ... Deficiency/Syphilis ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
soles in 50% of cases ... impairments, and dementia ... similar to those of B12 ... deficiency. ... of Infectious Diseases
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... • Common Causes ... related to IBD, celiac ... disease, other ... total body stores Evaluation
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
The evaluation should ... include a: • Neurologic ... Tuning Fork Tests (512 ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme disease ... Meningitis ○ Syphilis
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
HIV, Malaria, Syphilis ... Chronic: Storage disease ... degenerations, dementias ... malabsorbtion (celiac ... #neurology