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CT vs T1 MRI
CT Head:
 - Bones are white
 - Fat is Dark & Scalp fat
CT vs T1 MRI CT ... not apparent T1 MRI ... Pal @drdevrad #CT ... #T1 #MRI #comparison ... #neurology #radiology
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
In detecting CT ... /MRI abnormality ... in patient with normal ... characteristics when performed ... physicalexam #diagnosis #neurology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke on CT ... No abnormal lesion ... consistent with acute ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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standard, rarely performed ... Cardiovascular MRI ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... cardiac death Management ... #Cardiology
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute ... or MRI within 24 ... or MRI within 24 ... #Stroke #CVA #neurology ... #management
Progression of Imaging Findings in Acute Stroke - Timeline
Onset → Hours → Days → Weeks →
Imaging Findings in Acute ... • Non-Enhanced CT ... #Progression #radiology ... #neurology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Diagnosis and Management ... thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... /MRI) 2. ... testing, LGE on MRI ... #Cardiology
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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Management Algorithm ... Focal findings on neurologic ... include cranial CT ... CSF, thyroid, MRI ... AlteredMentalStatus #Delirium #Management
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
DWI Findings in Acute ... phase T2WI will be normal ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Evolution of MRI ... bottom row) of an acute ... #Evolution #MRI ... CVA #Clinical #Radiology ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology