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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... nodules, may also see ... #Brain #differential ... diagnosis #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Central: Stroke, CNS ... lesion Presyncope ... Cerebellar/Posterior Cords ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
disorders - Mass lesions ... INFECTIOUS - CNS ... infections - Tetanus PSYCHIATRIC ... Cataplexy #Seizure #mimics ... diagnosis #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
in permanent neurologic ... lesions can be ... - Ipsilateral findings ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... Lesions Above ~ ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Differential #
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Evolution of MRI Findings ... it possible to differentiate ... Progression #Stroke #CVA ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Neurology #Evolution
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
of T2WI and DWI Findings ... onset (in spinal cord ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... versus molecular mimicry ... compression (MRI) and findings ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Viridans (Sanguinis, Mitis ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
clinical examination finding ... the pathologic finding ... multiple spinal cord ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology