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Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... Clinical suspicion ... speech • Time is brain ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unprovoked ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... Abscess, Toxoplasmosis ... #neurology
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
MRI Brain Sequence ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #Comparison #clinical ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Immunocompromised vs ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
A) Initial Evaluation ... NCCT or • MRI brain ... ischemic #CVA #stroke ... #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... presentation, temporal evolution ... tuberculomas, or abscesses
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... • <6mo since stroke ... stratification #diagnosis