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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
• Non-contrast CT ... brain w/o contrast ... Defined if 1) CT ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
worsening or clinical ... CT or MRI within ... CT or MRI within ... #TIA #Stroke #CVA ... #neurology #management
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
MRI Brain Sequence ... T1 #T2 #FLAIR #MRI ... #Brain #Comparison ... #clinical #radiology ... #diagnosis #neurology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
and Metabolic Brain ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... #Disorders #Clinical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
similar to PML, but MRI ... Diagnosis: MRI ... : The clinical ... disorder #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... /CTA • Anterior ... parietal lobes of the brain ... #management #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... should be based on clinical ... Imaging: - MRI ... enhancement on CT ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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Paving on Chest CT ... mucinous adeno Ca ... pna, pulm hge, ARDS ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
made by a CT scan ... The diagnosis can ... as well as an MRA ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #clinical ... #cardiology #radiology