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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... lesion • CNS infection ... (e.g., meningitis ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #primary ... #secondary #management ... #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
• Meniere's Disease ... Bone Fracture Central ... symptoms/signs, ... • Meningitis ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Diagnosis Framework ... infections (caries ... following symptoms: headache ... Oral aphthous ulcers ... #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... CNS symptoms (headache ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... , AS Treatment: ... #management #signs
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 ... diagnosis #neurology
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Diabetes Insipidus Central ... (e.g., meningitis ... Treatment is aimed ... Classification #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... history of viral infection ... signs or symptoms ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
attributable to central ... and treatment can ... Carcinomatous meningitis ... MRI lesions and clinical ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... disorders, Aseptic Meningitis ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #management #treatment