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Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection- Ultrasonographic images showed ventricular dilatation in the fetal brain, and T2-weighted magnetic resonance
, and T2-weighted ... immunoassay was positive ... the newborn’s brain ... #clinical #NEJM ... #radiology #MRI
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Diagnosis: MRI ... : • Increased CSF ... signal intensity on T2 ... : The clinical ... disorder #dementia #AIDS
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... spinal cord • T2 ... • Bilateral signs ... - Increased T2 ... management #neurology #differential
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Arthritis) - MSK Radiology ... - T2 sequence ... mass and NO prior signs ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #Radiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Imaging: - MRI ... and <25% culture positive ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... Increased signal on T2 ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... parietal lobes of the brain
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Infraction - MSK Radiology ... for secondary signs ... Differential diagnosis ... Intermetatarsal bursitis: T2 ... #mri #clinical
Plantar fasciitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Thickening of the plantar fascia central band (measuring 9mm)
fasciitis - MSK Radiology ... • Linear T2-hyperintense ... Differential diagnosis ... fibromatosis: Nodular ... #mri #clinical
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
meningitis on T2 ... organism (soap bubble sign ... Cryptococcal #meningitis #T2 ... #MRI #Brain #clinical ... #radiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
yeast • At risk: AIDS ... Inhalation of spores ... • Sinusitis • Brain ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... have positive blood