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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... brain injury • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurologic: • Seizure ... #Event #ALTE #BRUE ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Urinary Control Never ... Neurogenic Bladder, Seizure ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... #differential #
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Diagnosis Algorithm ... West Syndrome • Dravet ... Poisoning Provoked - Infection ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Diagnosis Algorithm ... True Vertigo - ... nystagmus - Infection ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Abscess ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... and signs (e.g., fever ... , myalgia), seizures ... lesion • CNS infection ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... Papilledema, headache, seizures ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... TB #neurology
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... - No signs of infection ... Carcinoma - Abscess ... - Fever and leukocytosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemorrhage • CNS Infection ... Hematoma • Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #