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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
a NCCT or • MRI ... Evaluate underlying cause ... NCCT vs MRI w/o ... Defined if 1) CT/MRI-confirmed ... #CVA #stroke #workup
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
after TIA or Acute Ischemic ... by brain CT or MRI ... by brain CT or MRI ... #CVA #neurology ... #management
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... on CT and MRI. ... thought to represent ischemic ... T2-weighted MRI ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Evolution of MRI ... Findings in Stroke ... row) of an acute ischemic ... #Evolution #MRI ... #CVA #Clinical
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
Entering VA was ... the follow up video ... The most common causes ... this are tumors, strokes ... MRI was ordered
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... suspected HH based on ... including liver and hematologic ... liver biopsy or MRI ... #diagnosis #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
, facial nerve ischemia ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... +gad (stroke, CN7 ... CNS inflammatory cause ... #Treatment #Neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... CPAP if they have one ... • <6mo since stroke ... medical and surgical management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
MRA/CTA • Anterior ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... mean 58 mg/dL in one ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... MI, stroke, DVT/ ... • Treatment algorithms ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology