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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... IgG • CNS PCR ... 30% present w/ CNS ... : • CNS Lymphoma ... #Brain #differential
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
ring-enhancing lesions ... #cns #brain #diagnosis ... #differential # ... algorithm #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... manipulation - CNS ... lesion: ALS, MS ... , Polio - PNS
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
implicating a different CNS ... implicating a different CNS ... implicating a different CNS ... in space in the brain ... Multiple #Sclerosis #MS
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
the potential causes ... eg. tumefactive MS ... necrosis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential ... #Brain
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
CNS: parietal ... (Many causes!) ... encephalitis) • Brain ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... pulmonary etc) • CNS ... -> PNS -> NMJ - ... cryoglobulins • PNS ... EMG) studies • MRI
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... HIV-Associated CNS ... Infections: • Most CNS ... Imaging: - MRI
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
anywhere in the CNS ... from the brain ... capsule, midbrain, pons ... form part of the differential ... This lesion causes
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Radiology Imaging ... Differential diagnosis ... • PVNS/Giant Cell ... #clinical #Radiology ... #rheumatology