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What are common stroke mimics?
From Konrad CN, Crocco T, Biola J, Larrabee H. Is it stroke,
From Konrad CN, ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Stroke #Mimics #Table ... #CVA #Incidence ... #Misdiagnosed #Neurology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
weakness, left facial ... it possible to differentiate ... #Evolution #MRI ... Progression #Stroke #CVA ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
developmental in etiology ... - Along the medial ... Differential diagnosis ... MR is able to distinguish ... Desmoid #clinical #mri
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
equina syndrome (CES ... sequestration • epidural hematoma ... constipation Differential ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... /squamous cell CA ... causes (subdural hematoma ... the tragus to differentiate ... Otalgia #Ear #Pain #Otology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... auditory nerve (CN ... trauma ○ MS, CVA ... Hearing #Loss #Differential ... #Diagnosis #otology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
size, coarsening facial ... Mortality due to CVD ... (hypothalamic hamartoma ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Pituitary MRI
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... • Idiopathic: etiology ... cord compression (MRI ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Hypercalcemia Etiology ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... /CTA • Anterior ... Reversible course Differential ... diagnosis #management #neurology