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Nystagmus from Wernicke’s Encephalopathy - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed T2 hyperintensities involving the
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Neuro #Wernicke ... MRI #Thalamus #NEJM
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hyperintensity of the cortical gyri of the frontal
#Clinical #Neuro ... CreutzfeldJakob #NEJM
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Classic triad (back pain + fever + neuro deficits) found in only
pain + fever + neuro ... Diagnosis #EM #NSG ... Epidural #Abscess #Algorithm
Cerebral Cavernous Malformations - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed numerous lesions consistent with cerebral
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Neuro #NSG #MRI ... FamilialCerebralCavernousMalformationSyndrome #NEJM
Diagnosing Myasthenia Gravis with an Ice Pack - Myasthenia gravis was suspected, and the ice-pack test
test (Panel C) #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Neuro ... MyastheniaGravis #Icepack #NEJM
Ventriculoperitoneal-Shunt Placement for Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus - Magnetic resonance imaging revealed ballooning of the ventricles, with an
#Clinical #Neuro ... #NSG #Radiology ... CallosalAngle #NEJM
An 11-year-old girl presented to the hospital with a skin lesion on her left cheek that
An 11-year-old girl ... #Clinical #Derm ... #Cheek #Rash #NEJM
Guide to systemic mastocytosis

Criteria for diagnosis: at least 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor
tryptase level >20 ng ... tryptase > 200 ng ... hemepath #pathology #algorithm ... #diagnosis #clinical
Central Pontine Myelinolysis - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a central area of high
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Neuro #MRI #Central ... Syndrome #ODS #NEJM
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
Care Medicine algorithm ... Scale Motor score, NSE ... neuron specific ... Neuroprognostication #Prognosis #Algorithm