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

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... less than 200 cells ... status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... spondyloarthritis • Ocular ... Leukemia, Lymphoma Ocular ... • Nonsurgical abdominal
Headache Etiologies and Associated Spectrum of Severity of Disease by System
Critical, Emergent and Non-Emergent Causes
CNS, neurologic,
Non-Emergent Causes CNS ... , neurologic, vessels ... Ocular/ENT Musculoskeletal ... Allergy Infectious ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... gut involvement, abdominal ... chorioretinitis, CNS
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... extramedullary disease ... pain, bleeding, infections ... , weight loss, abdominal ... bruising, bleeding, infection
Oculomasticatory Myorhythmia

Pendular vergence oscillations of the eyes + concurrent contractions of the masticatory muscles.  It's
for Whipple's disease ... with CNS involvement ... Whipples #clinical #video ... #neurology #ocular
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... super-antigen mediated disease ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... increase in CD4+ cells ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... skin lesions, ocular ... Zoster flare, ocular
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Statins - ETOH - Infection ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... kidney tubular cells ... of underlying disease ... causes #treatment #nephrology