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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
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
(HADD) - MSK Radiology ... gradient-echo imaging with abnormal ... • Treatment for ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
Demyelinating disease ... (eg. tumefactive ... necrosis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Mnemonic ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
by radiology, which ... testing and expedite treatment ... • Symmetric abnormal ... #Diagnosis #MRI ... #Clinical #Radiology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
affecting the Brain ... and treatment can ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... consistent with MS ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... R-G or B-Y • MRI ... anterior lesions (a), Brain ... : normal / WM lesions ... other auto-immune diseases
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... resonance imaging [MRI ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
- RAD: AntLat MI ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... Mg, congenital, MI ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... acute cardiac disease ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... edema (Traumatic brain ... #cardiology