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Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases ... - Differential ... Inflammatory: MS ... #Diseases #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ring Completeness
 • Incomplete: Demyelinating Disease
 • Complete (MAGIC):
Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential ... • Incomplete: Demyelinating ... Disease • Complete ... Enhancing #Lesions #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive Daytime ... Sleepiness - Differential ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Parkinson's, MS) ... #Excessive #Daytime
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential ... solitary lesion) • Demyelinating ... Disease: Multiple ... Enhancing #Lesions #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
• Spinal Cord: Demyelinating ... Disease (MS), Epidural ... dermatomyositis, Thyroid disease ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
Differential Diagnosis ... subdural hematoma. demyelination ... or lumbar spine disease ... Mimics #CVA #TIA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
Contusion D – Demyelinating ... disease (eg. tumefactive ... MS) R – Radiation ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... Inflammatory (Acute demyelination ... neurocognitive disease ... Encephalopathy #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lymphoproliferative disease ... Sclerosis and other demyelinating ... diseases (often ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... causes #radiology #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
and less common diseases ... antibody-associated demyelination ... polychondritis • Behcet disease ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential