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Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... speech • Time is brain ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
BEHIND - Stroke Mimics Mnemonic
Brain: Mass, Hemorrhage, Contusion
Epilepsy: Post Ictal State, 
Hyponatremia, Hypogycemia
Intoxication, Infection
Neuro: Migraine, Multiple
Mimics Mnemonic Brain ... Mimics #Mnemonic #CVA ... #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... - Patterns on Brain ... encephalopathy #Brain ... patterns #MRI #Neurology ... pathology #diseases #radiology
CT vs T1 MRI
CT Head:
 - Bones are white
 - Fat is Dark & Scalp fat
apparent T1 MRI Brain ... #CT #T1 #MRI #comparison ... #neurology #radiology ... #brain
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Todd Paralysis), Brain ... Stroke #Mimics #CVA ... #Differential # ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
MRI Brain Sequence ... Comparison: T1 ... T2 #FLAIR #MRI #Brain ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #neurology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... AVM, Aneurysm, Brain ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #management #neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
A) Initial Evaluation ... Evaluate ischemic CVA ... NCCT or • MRI brain ... #ischemic #CVA ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
- DWI in brain ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings ... #Evolution
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Evolution of MRI ... it possible to differentiate ... Progression #Stroke #CVA ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology