Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 β€’ Focal: Simple, Complex
 β€’ Generalized: Absence,
- Differential Diagnosis ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... injury β€’ Infectious ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 β€’ Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 β€’ Other
- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
heart valves β€’ MRI ... brain for cerebral ... often seen β€’ MRI ... large infarct - Infectious ... #table
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
and Metabolic Brain ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... #Disorders #Clinical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Neurology
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Leigh Syndrome ... MarkMamloukMD #Leigh #Syndrome ... #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 β€’ Bacterial: Escherichia
: Secondary to infections ... Prostate cancer β€’ Medications ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... urine #management #treatment
Guillain-BarrΓ© Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 β€’ Incidence: 1
Guillain-BarrΓ© Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... - Spinal MRI may ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or β‰₯ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... β€’ Traumatic brain ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... cytokine release syndrome ... thyrotoxicosis), Medications ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis