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

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... - Patterns on Brain ... encephalopathies #encephalopathy ... #Brain #imaging ... patterns #MRI #Neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... CNS abscess • Neurologic ... Todd Paralysis), Brain ... Tumor, Traumatic Brain ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential ... : Hypertensive encephalopathy ... Neoplasm-related (brain ... #Differential #
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Hemorrhagic: • Intracerebral ... AVM, Aneurysm, Brain ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential ... Algorithm #management #neurology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
and Metabolic Brain ... Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Toxicology #Metabolic #Brain ... Disorders #Clinical #Differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Neurology
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
Overview of approach ... to brain death ... a diagnosis of brain ... activity on neurologic ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Major Brain Complications ... Frequently present with encephalopathy ... can also result intracerebral ... complications #brain ... #neurological #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... Space-occupying brain ... #Headache #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
posterior location - intracerebral ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... - hypertensive encephalopathy ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential