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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Liver infections and imaging findings
 - Pyogenic Liver Abscess
 - Amebic Abscess
 - Cholangitic Microabscesses
- Amebic Abscess ... nodular liver lesions ... imaging #radiology #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord lesions can ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... Infarction - Infection ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... nystagmus - Infection ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Abscess ... Space-Occupying Lesion
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Causes: 1. ... Infections: - ... #neurology #differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... brain injury • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... #Causes #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #differential #
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
peritonsillar abscess ... Pharyngitis #IDSA #diagnosis ... #differential # ... causes #bacteria ... #microbiology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... TB #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
lesion • Bilateral ... causes need to ... or optic nerve lesions ... #management #neurology ... #differential