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Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
worsening or clinical ... transformation by brain ... CT or MRI within ... CT or MRI within ... #CVA #neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
• Non-contrast CT ... brain w/o contrast ... #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist ... #neurology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... on CT and MRI. ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
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
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Findings in Stroke ... #Evolution #MRI ... #CVA #Clinical ... #Radiology #Interpretation ... #Findings #Neurology
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
Fibrillation A clinical ... Vascular disease (MI ... , PAD, aortic plaque ... AFib #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis ... #neurology #cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
platelet thrombi on ... heart valves • MRI ... brain for cerebral ... dysfunction common, Aortic ... often seen • MRI
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... MRA/CTA • Anterior ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... mean 58 mg/dL in one
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Diagnosis: MRI ... signal intensity on ... : The clinical ... disorder #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
Entering VA was ... this are tumors, strokes ... MRI was ordered ... the hospital, diagnosed ... ophthalmology #neurology