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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 ... imaging #patterns #MRI ... #Neurology #pathology ... #diseases #radiology
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Endocarditis, Acute MI ... - Strong Medicine ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... Encephalitis, Brain ... #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
(Many causes!) ... encephalitis) • Brain ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
Common MRI Sequences ... - Basic MRI Brain ... barrier- but masses ... teachplaygrub #MRI ... #Sequences #Radiology
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... Disease, Bilateral Strokes ... , Traumatic Brain ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential #
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
#lesions #cns #brain ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
- Inability to differentiate ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... ), Traumatic Brain ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
brain w/o contrast ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Ruled out other causes ... ischemic #CVA #stroke ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
Findings in Acute Stroke ... - DWI in brain ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings