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

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... - Patterns on Brain ... Imaging Cynthia ... #MRI #Neurology ... pathology #diseases #radiology
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
Algorithm for evaluating ... #lesions #cns #brain ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made ... by radiology, which ... cerebellar ataxia Imaging ... (from globoid cell ... #Radiology
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
MRI Brain Sequence ... 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,
Imaging Patterns ... and Metabolic Brain ... #Disorders #Clinical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Neurology
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
neurodeneration • Imaging ... yield various imaging ... Leigh #Syndrome #Clinical ... #MRI #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
stroke - When cells ... These swollen cells ... Sequence - Gradient imaging ... MRI #Sequences #Radiology ... Neuroradiology #diagnosis
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
symptom is cough -Imaging ... associated with a clinical ... response to cancer cell ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Honc
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... per μL • Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... presentation, temporal evolution ... #differential #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... marrow or stem cell ... Imaging Patterns ... Testing: • Imaging