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Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Metabolic Brain ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... Toxicology #Metabolic #Brain ... #Disorders #Clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Radiology
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection- Ultrasonographic images showed ventricular dilatation in the fetal brain, and T2-weighted magnetic resonance
, and T2-weighted ... the newborn’s brain ... #clinical #NEJM ... #radiology #MRI ... #CT #computed #tomography
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
early stages of infection ... similar to PML, but MRI ... Diagnosis: MRI ... signal intensity on T2 ... : The clinical
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... spinal cord • T2 ... - Increased T2 ... brain and/or optic ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Mitochondrial disorder ... bilateral & symmetric T2 ... Leigh #Syndrome #Clinical ... #MRI #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
impairment, Mood disorder ... resonance imaging [MRI ... ] T2 lesions) McDonald ... stimulation Clinical ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... radiographic features • Multiple ... Suspect in movement disorders ... Imaging: - MRI ... enhancement on CT
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... Increased signal on T2 ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... parietal lobes of the brain ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... Myotonic dystrophy - Brain ... Imaging - CT Chest ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
• Myocardial infarction ... hypertension, multiple ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... #cardiology #treatment