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Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... Neoplasm-related (brain ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... (fungal, TB, parasitic ... #Causes
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... injury • Infectious ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... negative culture Brain ... Scedosporium, endemic fungi ... SAPHO, Sweet's Syndrome
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... ) • Infection ( ... encephalitis) • Brain ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... - Other: • Fungal ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Other: • Heat stroke ... #causes
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
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... ), Traumatic Brain ... #neurology #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
for Concurrent Brain ... spp, Lemierre syndrome ... Toxoplasmosis • Fungi ... @ID_fellows #Brain ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
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
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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