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McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis ... - Positive CSF ... McDonald #Criteria #Diagnosis ... Multiple #Sclerosis #MS ... #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 ... headache, altered mental ... Imaging: - MRI ... Demyelinating disease caused
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... compressive cord lesion ... • Infectious causes ... or optic nerve lesions ... #management #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
ring-enhanced lesion ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... or abruptly • CN ... due to increased CSF ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
- Differential Diagnosis ... condition that causes ... thickening can cause ... Neurosyphilis • CNS ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology
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 ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... lesions and clinical ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... showing cortical lesions ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #management #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
results from a lesion ... formation) and MLF (medial ... MRI was ordered ... the hospital, diagnosed ... ophthalmology #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
primary condition MEDIUM ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... tract, and often causes ... chorioretinitis, CNS ... #Rheumatology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... IV's, Consider IL NS ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... Shock - MI ... Management #Summary #criticalcare