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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cerebral venous thrombosis ... malformation, Aneurysm ... #Causes #neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurologic ... symptoms suggest ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... cerebral venous thrombosis ... , mass effect (aneurysm ... central venous thrombosis ... #clues #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... PCKD, known berry aneurysm ... cerebral venous sinus thrombosis ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings: • Symptoms ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Spinal artery thrombosis ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... Non-Bacterial Thrombotic ... Blood cultures/serology ... in up to 30% of cases ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... • Progressive symptoms ... tract, and often causes ... Thrombosis and arterial ... aneurysms can also