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Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neoplasm-related (brain ... (fungal, TB, parasitic ... #Causes
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... injury • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Brain ... #Causes #neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management Algorithm ... Clinical suspicion ... speech • Time is brain ... #Management #Algorithm ... #differential #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Most commonly stroke ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
(Many causes!) ... ) • Infection ( ... encephalitis) • Brain ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
feel weak": • Infectious ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... • Neuro: UMN (stroke ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ataxia)

#Ataxic #gait disorders occur due to dysfunction of the #cerebellum, the part of
the part of the brain ... Typical causes of ... ataxia include strokes ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #Spinocerebellar
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... but important causes ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... factors: - Serology ... bacteria) and 18S ( fungi
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Major Brain Complications ... reaction to blood & infectious ... aureus Ischemic stroke ... caused by septic ... #neurological #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... conditions: • Stroke ... Space-occupying brain ... lesion • CNS infection ... #neurology #PHANTOMS