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Brain Vascular Perfusion and Infarct Territories 

By Dr. Eelco FM Wijdicks @EWijdicks

#Brain #Vascular #Perfusion #Infarct #Territories
Brain Vascular Perfusion ... Eelco FM Wijdicks ... @EWijdicks #Brain ... #Territories #Stroke
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
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 ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... Effectiveness #table #comparison
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
Comparison of Pathologic ... acidosis Cheyne-Stokes ... Hypoperfusion of the brain ... pulmonary #diagnosis #comparison
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... conditions: • Stroke ... Space-occupying brain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dementia, Strokes ... Brain, Spinal Cord ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
The Relative Size of Particles
From the COVID-19 pandemic to the U.S. West Coast wildfires, some of
beach sand 90 µm Grain ... blood cell 25 µm Grain ... 3 µm Wildfire smoke ... bacteria #pollen #comparison
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction: Biliary stone ... , RBC, kidney, brain ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm