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SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
Systemic signs ... and disorders Neurologic ... symptoms Onset ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #headache
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... brain lesion • CNS ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Autonomic symptoms ... Traumatic brain injury ... meningeal irritation signs ... • CNS Vasculitis ... #Neurology
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
depressed skull fracture ... History of worsening headache ... exam - Any Sign ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... and radiographic features ... : Fever, headache ... #Infections #differential
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
without Red Flag Symptoms ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... #Neurology #Differential
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
4m • Atypical Features ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... prevent corneal injury ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... Acute meningeal signs ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... #diagnosis #neurology