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What are common stroke mimics?
From Konrad CN, Crocco T, Biola J, Larrabee H. Is it stroke,
Is it stroke, or ... Practice. 2010 Jan ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Table #CVA #Incidence ... #Misdiagnosed #Neurology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neuropsychological assessment ... after 65 years - Progressive ... functions - Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia ... multiple ischemic stroke ... #Differential #
The VAN assessment (see table below) begins with a simple assessment of upper extremity weakness. If
The VAN assessment ... minimum is any drift ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #VAN #Assessment ... #Stroke #CVA #Vision
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... open arrow) with an ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Interpretation #Progression ... #Timeline #Neurology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
bottom row) of an ... it possible to differentiate ... Evolution #MRI #Progression ... #Stroke #CVA #Clinical ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
degenerative, progressive ... no cure, but it can ... of the Lips you strike ... loss present in dementia ... clinical #video #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... An elevated white ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
of Myoclonus - Differential ... encephalopathies, post stroke ... degenerations, dementias ... dehydration, primary progressive ... Diagnosis #Causes #neurology