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Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Resistance or pain elicited by passive extension of the knees, thought to be
Kernig's Sign in ... knees, thought to be ... caused by inflammation ... Meningitis #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... affecting the Brain ... Carcinomatous meningitis ... MRI lesions and clinical ... with aura #BEE
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Major Brain Complications ... Abscess: • May be ... SAH if ruptured Meningitis ... reaction to blood & infectious ... Ischemic stroke caused
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Common clinical ... Acute meningeal signs ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... of Tuberculous Meningitis ... contrast enhancement Brain ... Children with pulmonary ... neurological symptoms • Caused
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... Brain MRI: Check ... for brain and/or ... Mycoplasma - Leptospirosis
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
that can be acquired ... - Rhizopus Leptospirosis ... is biphasic • Clinical ... Manifestations include: - Meningitis ... - And, in rare cases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
based on clinical ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Demyelinating disease caused ... Cryptococcal Meningitis ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myotonic dystrophy - Brain ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... failure - Can be ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... diagnosis can only be ... valves • MRI brain ... in up to 30% of cases ... large infarct - Infectious