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

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... - Patterns on Brain ... encephalopathy #Brain ... imaging #patterns #MRI ... pathology #diseases #radiology
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
diagnosis: Scalp infections ... mycobacterial infection ... mycobacterial/fungal infections ... upper respiratory infection ... mycobacterial infection
CT vs T1 MRI
CT Head:
 - Bones are white
 - Fat is Dark & Scalp fat
CT vs T1 MRI CT ... not apparent T1 MRI ... Brain: - Bones ... comparison #neurology #radiology ... #brain
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Compatible syndrome + MRI ... multiple lesions Infectious ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
MRI Brain Sequence ... T1 #T2 #FLAIR #MRI ... #Brain #Comparison ... #clinical #radiology
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) on Cardiac MRI

16 y with Syncope /differential cyanosis / clubbing - PDA
PDA) on Cardiac MRI ... with Syncope /differential ... PDA #CardiacMRI #CMRI ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... demyelination), Infectious ... Neoplasm-related (brain ... Inflammatory, Infectious ... Encephalopathy #Differential
Nystagmus from Wernicke’s Encephalopathy - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed T2 hyperintensities involving the
imaging of the brain ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Neuro #Wernicke #MRI
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential ... Involvement - Brain ... Herniation • Brain ... Involvement - Infection ... comatose #aloc #Differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... Tumor, Traumatic brain ... injury • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Brain ... Prophyria #Seizures #Differential