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Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... Imaging Cynthia ... #imaging #patterns ... #MRI #Neurology ... pathology #diseases #radiology
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
neurodeneration • Imaging ... yield various imaging ... #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
paresthesias • Imaging ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... 4 weeks after starting ... contrast enhancement Brain ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... Cerebritis: Labs, Imaging ... Secondary prevention (statin ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Lesions on Various Imaging ... Magnetic Resonance Imaging ... #POCUS #radiology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Imaging Patterns ... and Metabolic Brain ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... Imaging Patterns ... Testing: • Imaging ... #neurology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... four-component staging ... With treatment, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
cerebrospinal fluid, MRI ... magnetic resonance imaging ... encephalitis #comparison #table ... #neurology #diagnosis
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
- Differential Diagnosis ... metastases CT Imaging ... Imaging: • The ... sagging syndrome ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology