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Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
Acute Ischemic Stroke ... transformation by brain ... CT or MRI within ... transformation by brain ... CT or MRI within
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... and Management Algorithm ... speech • Time is brain ... Hemorrhagic Stroke ... #Management #Algorithm
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
Algorithm for evaluating ... multiple ring-enhancing ... #lesions #cns #brain ... #differential #algorithm
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Multiple Ring-Enhancing ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
Common MRI Sequences ... - Basic MRI Brain ... Acute strokes are ... This is why strokes ... teachplaygrub #MRI
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... AVM, Aneurysm, Brain ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Stroke ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... Tumor, Traumatic brain ... Encephalitis, Brain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Carotid U/S, EEG, Brain ... MRI, Cardiac stress ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
Findings in Acute Stroke ... - DWI in brain ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
a NCCT or • MRI ... brain w/o contrast ... Detected on NCCT vs MRI ... Defined if 1) CT/MRI-confirmed ... ischemic #CVA #stroke