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

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
diagnosis for toxic/metabolic ... - Patterns on Brain ... encephalopathy #Brain ... patterns #MRI #Neurology ... pathology #diseases #radiology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
vasoconstriction syndrome ... Tumor, Traumatic brain ... Encephalitis, Brain ... Neurocysticercosis, PML • Metabolic ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... Disease (CKD) - Metabolism ... Formation: Hungy Bone Syndrome ... - DiGeorge Syndrome ... #endocrinology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... Systemic (toxic/metabolic ... encephalitis) • Brain ... disorders • Toxic/metabolic ... #diagnosis #neurology
Gitelman Syndrome Pathophysiology
Gitelman Syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive salt-losing tubulopathy with a prevalence of 1-
Gitelman Syndrome ... Pathophysiology ... → Hypokalemia Metabolic ... #Pathophysiology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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• Incidence • Pathophysiology ... Associated Genetic Syndromes ... palliation • Post-Op Management ... Fallot #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #peds
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic ... Brain Disorders ... Patterns #Toxicology #Metabolic ... #Brain #Disorders ... #Neurology
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... ICH Management ... • Increased metabolic ... = water leaves brain ... #management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
nervous system: Brain ... • Infectious: Brain ... Radiation • Metabolic ... Hypothyroid • Metabolic ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology