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Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Hyperacute: - Primary Neurologic ... ICH), Seizure, Migraine ... Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... Infectious (fungal, TB, parasitic ... neurocognitive disease
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... lymphoproliferative disease ... CNS Lymphoma (CD4 ... • Nocardia • Parasitic ... causes #radiology #neurology
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
Angiostrongyliasis ... produce) 6) Larvae migrate ... #Angiostrongyliasis ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Parvovirus B19 • Parasitic ... agents: Larva migrans ... Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas ... disease) Non-Infectious ... Inflammatory bowel disease
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Management Summary Chagas ... the protozoan parasite ... symptoms, positive serology ... only available at CDC
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... vomiting, visual changes ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
decreased PLT count: CBC ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... /psychiatric changes ... bypass), LFT (liver disease