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Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
• Giant cell tumor ... island • Stress fracture ... Chondrosarcoma • Stress fracture ... #Diagnosis #Bony ... #Differential #Radiology
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
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• Giant cell tumor ... island • Stress fracture ... Chondrosarcoma • Stress fracture ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #XRay
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Abscess - Tumor ... syphilis, and HIV ... - Syrinx - Tumor ... Intramedullary tumor ... Vertebral burst fracture
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
similar to PML, but MRI ... well-defined than PML lesions ... Diagnosis: MRI ... disturbance and tremors ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
(Ramsay-Hunt), HIV ... , Lyme, GBS, tumor ... endemic area) ± HIV ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Intra-articulation fracture ... - Giant cell tumor ... #msk #physicalexam
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... system: Brain tumor ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... EMG) studies • MRI ... #neurology
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
Desmoid - MSK Radiology ... correlate to a desmoid tumor ... Differential diagnosis ... Desmoid #clinical #mri ... #diagnosis #msk
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Neurologic ... Inflammation • Orbital Tumor ... Orbital Floor Fracture ... • Aneurysm • Tumor ... Cranial Nerve IV
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Forms of MS: • Tumor-like ... demyelinating lesions ... resonance imaging [MRI ... ] T2 lesions) McDonald ... • Acute: - IV