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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... brain lesion • CNS ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #neurology
Post-Concussive Syndrome
Thinking/Remembering 
 • Difficulty thinking clearly 
 • Feeling slowed down 
 • Difficulty concentrating
Physical: • Headache ... problems • Dizziness ... Syndrome #Concussion #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Symptoms
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Autonomic symptoms ... • CNS Vasculitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #Neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... : Fever, headache ... : Fever, headache ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Stages of Migraine
 • Prodromal or Premonitory Phase (1-2 days): Fatigue, Yawning, Food cravings, Pallor, Nausea,
Brainstem → • Headache ... days/weeks): No symptoms ... concentrating, dizziness ... Migraine #Stages #diagnosis ... #neurology #headache
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... hypertension - CNS ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... preeclampsia: late ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Disease: Early and Late ... myalgia, arthralgia, headache ... lymphocytic meningitis, CN ... Lyme #Disease #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... permeability Diagnosis ... #neurology #rheumatology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... Decreased pulse rate ... Hyperventilation, Dizziness
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
the tuberculoma (later ... stage) • Headache ... or abruptly • CN ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... differential #TB #neurology