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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... conditions: • Stroke ... brain lesion • CNS ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN ... - Vascular - Stroke ... - Strong Medicine ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Differential Diagnosis ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS ... abscess • Neurologic ... #Diagnosis #MINT ... #Mnemonic #neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Meniere's Disease • Central ... : Stroke, CNS lesion ... #Diagnosis #neurology
What are common stroke mimics?
From Konrad CN, Crocco T, Biola J, Larrabee H. Is it stroke,
What are common stroke ... From Konrad CN, ... Is it stroke, or ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Misdiagnosed #Neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Facial Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Forehead Sparing = Central ... Most commonly stroke ... #Causes #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • CNS Vasculitis ... #differential # ... #Neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... meningovascular (stroke ... culture or by serology ... regarded as a strong ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based ... antiretroviral therapy should ... , altered mental ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
Flag Symptoms) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sinusitis • Dental ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm