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Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
patients will have intact ... Pathophysiology: PCA Infarct ... angular gyrus Clinical ... Alexia #Agraphia #clinical ... #neurology #diagnosis
Brain Vascular Perfusion and Infarct Territories 

By Dr. Eelco FM Wijdicks @EWijdicks

#Brain #Vascular #Perfusion #Infarct #Territories
Perfusion and Infarct ... Vascular #Perfusion #Infarct ... #Localization #diagnosis ... #neurology #CVA
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Unexpected Death in Infancy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Illness Sudden Infant ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ring Completeness
 • Incomplete: Demyelinating Disease
 • Complete (MAGIC):
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Infection / Infarct ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology #neuroradiology
Causes of Non-Fluent Aphasia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Fluent - Agrammatic, hesitant, but substantive communication
Impaired Repetition
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Global Aphasia • Intact ... Broca's Aphasia Intact ... NonFluent #Aphasia #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Comparison of Causes of Salt-Wasting in Infancy
 - PHA 1
 - PHA 3
 - 21-OH CAH
Salt-Wasting in Infancy ... Salt #Wasting #Infancy ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pediatrics #nephrology
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
: Pontine ICH, infarct ... Localization #Coma #Neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Aphasia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fluent - Grammatically correct, but nonsensical, tangential. Phonemic & semantic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Global Aphasia • Intact ... Broca's Aphasia Intact ... Aphasia #Aphasia #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... small disseminated infarcts ... territory large infarct
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
small subcortical infarcts ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology