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Nystagmus from Wernicke’s Encephalopathy - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed T2 hyperintensities involving the
imaging of the brain ... A, arrow) and bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Neuro #Wernicke #MRI ... #Thalamus #NEJM
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Leigh Syndrome ... patterns (this case ... #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivation in the Brain- ...Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed a mass measuring
Reactivation in the Brain ... images of the brain ... kinetoplasts (masses ... #clinical #NEJM ... #MRI #radiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... and bilateral renal ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse (Marfan syndrome ... , Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... MV chordae may rupture ... stretched strut chord ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... sensory loss Brain ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Causes
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Contractility: • MI ... • Sick Sinus Syndrome ... #Syncope #Cardiology ... #causes
Bilateral Vestibular Schwannomas in Neurofibromatosis Type 2- ...Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain performed after the
imaging of the brain ... angles, and severe brain-stem ... type 2, which is caused ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #MRI