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

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... for toxic/metabolic ... 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,
Parieto-Occipital Vasogenic Edema ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... #Clinical #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Encephalitis, Brain ... Neurocysticercosis, PML • Metabolic ... #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
(Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... encephalitis) • Brain ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
#lesions #cns #brain ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... Bucket with the drain ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... #workup #nephrology
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... Strokes, Traumatic Brain ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential #
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Disease - MSK Radiology ... There is also fragmentation ... • MRI is more sensitive ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... #clinical #Radiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Compatible syndrome + MRI ... lung nodules, may also ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
- Basic MRI Brain ... Contrast - T1 is also ... Edema! ... But this edema can ... #Sequences #Radiology