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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... cryptococcus, and ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... #Brain #differential ... causes #radiology #neurology
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
MAGIC DR – a handy ... ring enhancing lesion ... Metastasis A – Abscess ... eg. tumefactive MS ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
- punched out lesions ... sequestrum, cloaca, and ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #msk
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... result in permanent neurologic ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
loss below face and ... Brown—Séquard syndrome ... MS: loss of proprioception ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
Differential Diagnosis ... Ischemic Attack and ... migraine - Mass lesion ... (tumor. abscess ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
other aggressive lesion ... sequestrum, cloaca, and ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #MSK
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Abscess ... Space-Occupying Lesion ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Space occupying lesions ... Infectious: Brain abscess ... #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Dizziness - Central and ... Peripheral Causes - Differential ... Meningitis, Cerebellar abscess ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Peripheral #Causes #Differential