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Nystagmus from Wernicke’s Encephalopathy - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed T2 hyperintensities involving the
Panel A, arrow) and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Neuro #Wernicke ... #MRI #Thalamus ... #NEJM
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hyperintensity of the cortical gyri of the frontal
resonance imaging (MRI ... of the frontal and ... #Clinical #Neuro ... #Radiology #MRI ... CreutzfeldJakob #NEJM
Central Pontine Myelinolysis - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a central area of high
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Neuro #MRI #Central ... #Myelinolysis #CPM ... Demyelination #Syndrome ... #ODS #NEJM
Disseminated Cysticercosis - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head revealed diffuse hyperintense septated cystic lesions
resonance imaging (MRI ... Coronal MRI of the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Taenia #Solium #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivation in the Brain- ...Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed a mass measuring
measuring 8 by 7 by 6 cm ... right parietal and ... #clinical #NEJM ... reactivation #brain #MRI ... #radiology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... Upper Motor Neuron ... • Acute stroke syndromes ... Up: • Chem: CPK ... EMG) studies • MRI
Cerebral Cavernous Malformations - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed numerous lesions consistent with cerebral
hemispheres, cerebellum, and ... field echo image, and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Neuro #NSG #MRI ... FamilialCerebralCavernousMalformationSyndrome #NEJM
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Using fluorescence microscopy ... likely it will be clinically ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Dermatomyositis (PM ... , Interstitial Pulmonary
Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed an arachnoid cyst, measuring 12.3 cm by 16.5 cm
lobe superiorly and ... posteriorly and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #MRI #Arachnoid ... ArachnoidCyst #NEJM
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... • GI bleeding Neuro ... enlargement • MRI ... polarized light microscopy