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Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lactic Acidosis and ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS ... Stroke #Mimics #CVA ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
MRI Brain Sequence ... T1 #T2 #FLAIR #MRI ... #Brain #Comparison ... #clinical #radiology ... #diagnosis #neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
r/o hemorrhage and ... a NCCT or • MRI ... brain w/o contrast ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic-pulmonary window and ... the calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... POCUS) to CT or MRI ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Management Algorithm Clinical ... speech • Time is brain ... Management #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #differential #neurology ... #CVA
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
in Brain Death ... death diagnosis ... raise their arms and ... BrainDeath #BrainDead #Neurology ... #video #clinical
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... /or blood-brain ... prevention (statin for CVA ... #neurology #rheumatology
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Turn

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
in Brain Death ... death diagnosis ... raise their arms and ... BrainDeath #BrainDead #Neurology ... #video #clinical