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SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
Systemic signs ... and disorders ... Neurologic symptoms ... #Differential # ... redflag #dangerous #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
An acute polyneuropathy (disorder Of the peripheral nervous System).
Symptoms are Often symmetrical and progress Over
An acute polyneuropathy ... (disorder Of the ... Symptoms are Often ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... : - Acute angle-closure ... diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... arteritis • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Vascular disorders ... Occlusion of posterior ... Syndrome usually ... signs or symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... > Posterior spinal ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
conjunction with symptoms ... • Acute disseminated ... optica spectrum disorder ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... Neurological symptoms ... : Acute onset 2 ... Reversible course Differential ... , ADEM, Acute toxic
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
intensity at onset, posterior ... or at work) - acute ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Definition: acute ... ischemic disorder ... thrombosis of short posterior ... Doppler US : halo sign ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology