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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 ... patterns #MRI #Neurology ... #pathology #diseases ... #radiology
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
laughter and crying; Diseases ... ), Alzheimer's Disease ... Strokes, Traumatic Brain ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential #
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... - Systemic disease ... SLE - Behcet Disease ... Effusions #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... phase • Paget disease ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... #msk #lesions #
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
Demyelinating disease ... eg. tumefactive MS ... necrosis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... @docskalski #Knee ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... peds #pediatrics #msk
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis
Polyradiculopathy
Spinal Cord Tuberculoma
Pott's Disease (Vertebral Spondylitis)
Brain Tuberculoma
Tuberculous Abscess
Tuberculous Meningitis

Dr. Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci
Tuberculoma Pott's Disease ... Vertebral Spondylitis) Brain ... @gabifpucci #neurology ... Tuberculosis #CNS #differential
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Diseases: Korsakoff ... Syndrome, Traumatic Brain ... Injury, Alzheimer's Disease ... Confabulation #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lymphoproliferative disease ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases ... - Differential ... Inflammatory: MS ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology