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

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... for toxic/metabolic ... encephalopathies #encephalopathy ... #patterns #MRI ... #Neurology #pathology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic ... Brain Disorders ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... #Clinical #Differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Neurology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Diagnosis • Neurologic ... Encephalitis • Metabolic ... Uremia, Hepatic encephalopathy ... Mental #Status #AMS ... Diagnosis #Causes
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
dissipation of metabolic ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... blood • Hypoxic encephalopathy ... • Traumatic brain ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... Drug toxicity, Metabolic
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... affecting the Brain ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Infectious causes ... ruled out • Brain ... brain and/or optic ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Causes of Status Epilepticus in Adults
METABOLIC DISTURBANCES
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia
Hyponatremia
Uremia
INFECTIOUS PROCESSES
Central nervous system abscess
Encephalitis
Meningitis
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES
Alcohol
Antiepileptic drugs
Baclofen
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
CENTRAL
Epilepticus in Adults METABOLIC ... DISTURBANCES Hepatic encephalopathy ... malformations Brain ... Epilepticus #Seizures #Differential ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Imaging: - MRI ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • Symptoms: AMS ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Escorial criteria uses ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology