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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
• Meniere's Disease ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... symptoms/signs, ... Infection • Meningitis ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible ... PRES) - Diagnosis Clinical ... Immunomodulatory meds ... • Autoimmune disease ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Neurology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Nausea, Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Demyelinating disease ... Cryptococcal Meningitis ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... • Common clinical ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hydrocephalus • Chronic Meningitis ... • Parkinson's Disease ... CognitiveImpairment #Dementia #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Central: Stroke, CNS ... Cardiac: Valvular Disease ... Autonomic dysfunction, Meds ... Syphilis, Cerebellar/Posterior ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Hallpike test (posterior ... test Méniére's disease ... Long symptom-free ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... brain lesion • CNS ... infection (e.g., meningitis ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Lyme Disease: Early ... and Late Clinical ... SSX (lymphocytic meningitis ... , CN palsies, radiculopathy ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms