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Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... - Patterns on Brain ... imaging #patterns #MRI ... #Neurology #pathology ... #diseases #radiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Compatible syndrome + MRI ... : • Multiple Sclerosis ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... #neurology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
and Metabolic Brain ... Globi Pallidi T2 Low ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... Disorders #Clinical #Differential ... #Neurology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Evolution of MRI ... On the ADC maps, ... it possible to differentiate ... CVA #Clinical #Radiology ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK ... • MRI shows globular ... Differential diagnosis ... Progressive systemic sclerosis ... #diagnosis #msk
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
Cortical Desmoid - MSK ... • T1-weighted low ... Differential diagnosis ... Desmoid #clinical #mri ... #diagnosis #msk
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
- DWI in brain ... - ADC will be of ... low signal intensity ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis ... Dissemination in space on MR ... in space in the brain ... Diagnosis #Multiple #Sclerosis ... #MS #neurology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... circumscribed sclerotic ... commonly intermediate-low ... Differential diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
ruled out • Brain ... brain and/or optic ... : - Multiple sclerosis ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential