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

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... MD @drcyncity #Differential ... encephalopathies #encephalopathy ... patterns #MRI #Neurology ... #pathology #diseases
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Mitochondrial Encephalopathy ... Bell's palsy (HSV ... #Mimics #CVA #Differential ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... syndrome, history of cancer ... , HIV, or lyme ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... #Headache #Differential
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
] - Cervical cancer ... of vision) - Encephalopathy ... , HIV related ... syndrome due to HIV ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Nerve Palsy • CN IV ... Cavernous Sinus (CS) Pathology ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... • Drugs • HIV ... Constipation • Prostate Cancer ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... hypoglycemia, encephalopathy ... infiltration) Differential ... liver transplant center ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... hormonal therapy, IV ... (MM, lymphoma, cancer ... Hypophosphatemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
to infections (HPV ... carcinoma., Prostate cancer ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... management #treatment #nephrology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV ... dementia Pathophysiology ... : HIV frequently ... Encephalopathy ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology