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

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... for toxic/metabolic ... - Patterns on Brain ... imaging #patterns #MRI ... pathology #diseases #radiology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic ... Brain Disorders ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... #Clinical #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... nervous system: Brain ... • Infectious: Brain ... EMG) studies • MRI
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... #radiology #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 ... #diagnosis #msk
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... : Amyloidosis (AL ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... circulation: MCA ACA ... Reversible course Differential ... Drug toxicity, Metabolic ... #diagnosis #management
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
Differential Diagnosis ... #degeneration #knee ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
dissipation of metabolic ... • Traumatic brain ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
The "double PCL ... Differential diagnosis ... BucketHandle #Tear #knee ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis