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Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Unilateral Fixed ... nerve) Palsy: • Brain ... hemorrhage, SAH, tumor ... no neurological cause ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
to thrive, and bilateral ... patterns (this case ... Syndrome #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
and Metabolic Brain ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... Toxicology #Metabolic #Brain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Compatible syndrome + MRI ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Isolated lower, bilateral ... HIV, Lyme, GBS, tumor ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
cord lesion • Bilateral ... • Infectious causes ... ruled out • Brain ... brain and/or optic ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
condition that causes ... spinal cord and brain ... thickening can cause ... of patients MRI ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... - Causes progressive ... Escorial criteria uses ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Bilateral Vestibular Schwannomas in Neurofibromatosis Type 2- ...Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain performed after the
imaging of the brain ... angles, and severe brain-stem ... type 2, which is caused ... NEJM #clinical #radiology ... #MRI #bilateral
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
the mnemonic "Mi-T-C ... • Tension – Bilateral ... hydrocephalus) • Neurologic ... Common Secondary Causes ... stiffness) • Brain