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Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... encephalopathies - Patterns ... #imaging #patterns ... #MRI #Neurology ... pathology #diseases #radiology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Imaging Patterns ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... #Patterns #Toxicology ... Disorders #Clinical #Differential ... #Neurology
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... pulmonary etc) • CNS ... nervous system: Brain ... changes - Common pattern ... EMG) studies • MRI
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... Imaging Patterns ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
has a limited differential ... produces only mild ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Lobar #Collapse #Patterns ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... ruled out • Brain ... brain and/or optic ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential