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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Facial nerve (7th CN ... an identifiable cause ... associated with viral infections ... Burgdorferi (Lymes disease ... #Palsy #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
CNS Infection in ... CNS Opportunistic ... Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... #CNS #Infections
Headache Etiologies and Associated Spectrum of Severity of Disease by System
Critical, Emergent and Non-Emergent Causes
CNS, neurologic,
and Non-Emergent Causes ... CNS, neurologic ... Ocular/ENT Musculoskeletal ... Allergy Infectious ... #headache #causes
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... nervous system (CNS ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... • Lyme disease ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... TYPE IV RTA, TYPE ... Parotid swelling CNS ... nervous system (CNS ... • 8%-27% for CNS
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... involvement • 30%: CNS ... -> AML: Blast crises ... , weight loss, abdominal ... leukostasis syndrome: CNS
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal ... chorioretinitis, CNS
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... (IRIS): • In HIV ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... and not direct infection ... or abruptly • CN
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... causes need to ... simplex virus, HIV ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal