Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... #Differential #diagnosis ... imaging #patterns #MRI ... #Neurology #pathology ... #diseases #radiology
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
MRI Brain Sequence ... T1 #T2 #FLAIR #MRI ... Brain #Comparison #clinical ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #neurology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 β€’ Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... diffuse chondral disease ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 β€’ Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
- MSK Radiology ... β€’ MRI is more sensitive ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 β€’ Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 β€’ Other
Chorioretinitis β€’ Diagnosis ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
β€’ Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
β€’ Clinical presentation 
β€’ Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
β€’
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical β€’ ... intolerance β€’ Chest ... #Management #Cardiology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 β€’ Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
(HADD) - MSK Radiology ... β€’ MRI shows globular ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 β€’ Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 β€’
Radiology β€’ Miliary ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Radiology #differential ... #CXR #clinical
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Pons: ODS #MRI ... Brain #Disorders #Clinical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Neurology
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 β€’ 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis ... - One year of disease ... McDonald #Criteria #Diagnosis ... Multiple #Sclerosis #MS ... #neurology