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Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
transformation by brain ... CT or MRI within ... CT or MRI within ... #CVA #neurology ... #management
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 ... #stroke #workup ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
Timeline for Progression ... - DWI in brain ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Interpretation #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 ... #Progression #Stroke ... #CVA #Clinical ... #Radiology #Interpretation ... #Findings #Neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... - Causes progressive ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
• Typical progression ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... +gad (stroke, CN7 ... CNS inflammatory cause ... #Treatment #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... /CTA • Anterior ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
IgG index • Progression ... • Infectious causes ... brain and/or optic ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
the mnemonic "Mi-T-C ... Vascular (e.g., stroke ... stiffness) • Brain ... Pattern change or progressive ... Secondary #Comparison #Neurology