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CT vs T1 MRI
CT Head:
 - Bones are white
 - Fat is Dark & Scalp fat
CT vs T1 MRI CT ... apparent T1 MRI Brain ... Pal @drdevrad #CT ... MRI #comparison #neurology ... #radiology #brain
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
• Non-contrast CT ... (core, penumbra ... NCCT or • MRI brain ... Defined if 1) CT ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
Progression of Imaging Findings in Acute Stroke - Timeline
Onset → Hours → Days → Weeks →
• Non-Enhanced CT ... CBarreraMD #CVA ... #Progression #radiology ... #neurology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
AVM, Aneurysm, Brain ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... Algorithm #management #neurology ... #treatment
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
transformation by brain ... CT or MRI within ... CT or MRI within ... #TIA #Stroke #CVA ... #neurology #management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... prevention (statin for CVA ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke on CT ... obscure left insular cortex ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
and Metabolic Brain ... and Cingulate Cortex ... Toxicology #Metabolic #Brain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Neurology
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
- DWI in brain ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... diagnosis #management #neurology