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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Pathophysiology ... complete paralysis of all ... axonal form • MRI ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... the underlying pathophysiology ... - Spinal MRI may ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
DOES NOT OSD in all ... • MRI is more sensitive ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... Schlatter #Disease #Knee ... patella #clinical #mri
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Evolution of MRI ... it possible to differentiate ... hyperintense at all ... #Evolution #MRI ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Restricted Diffusion: ATL ... Parathyroid Disorders ATL ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... Disorders #Clinical #Differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Neurology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: - MRI ... should be done in ALL ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
The "double PCL ... parallel to the PCL ... Differential diagnosis ... BucketHandle #Tear #knee ... #mri #clinical
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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constipation Differential ... Tethered cord • Guillain-Barre ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... Equina #syndrome #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Pituitary MRI ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... /ARNI/MRA • Avoid ... GDMT meds (e.g., ACE