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Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
and Metabolic Brain ... Tracts Involvement: Chronic ... T1 High Signal: Chronic ... Toxicology #Metabolic #Brain ... #Differential #
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ataxia)

#Ataxic #gait disorders occur due to dysfunction of the #cerebellum, the part of
#Ataxic #gait disorders ... the part of the brain ... intoxication or chronic ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #Spinocerebellar
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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... Tumor, Traumatic brain ... Encephalitis, Brain ... Prophyria #Seizures #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... AVM, Aneurysm, Brain ... Moyamoya, Blood Disorders ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential ... Algorithm #management #neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Todd Paralysis), Brain ... Tumor, Traumatic Brain ... Sclerosis, Conversion Disorder ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Syndrome, Traumatic Brain ... Blindness, Psychiatric Disorders ... Confabulation #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Cognitive Impairment - Differential ... Hydrocephalus • Chronic ... Meningitis • Chronic ... Paraneoplastic disorder ... #Differential #
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
encephalitis) • Brain ... • Psychiatric disorders ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... without aura - Chronic ... : • Traumatic brain ... without headache • Disorder ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... #AcidBase #disorders ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology