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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... PML, toxoplasmic encephalitis ... #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... CSF has a 99% sensitivity ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
CNS: parietal ... common cause) • Infection ... (e.g. encephalitis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
& seizures are late ... meningitis, orchitis & encephalitis ... pharyngitis; pneumonia, encephalitis ... bacteremia are late ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Neurological Sx, Sensitivity ... ETOH Infection ... Substance Withdrawal Infection ... - Meningitis, Encephalitis
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... Pneumocystis pneumonia (late ... > 1.5) with a sensitivity ... Periodic paralyses CNS ... • Toxins • Infection
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... that results in CNS ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
the tuberculoma (later ... and not direct infection ... or abruptly • CN ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... sequences improve sensitivity ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • Infection
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... CN III palsy 2. ... to the tarsal plate ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #ophthalmology