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2nd year Neuroradiology Fellow @PennRadiology l Former resident @AlbanyMedRadRes l SGU ’18 l Daily Educational Cases #RadRes #Neurorad #RadEd
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Aug 31 10 tweets 6 min read
Difficult case, let’s run this together. 70 y/o M w/ Hx of HTN presents with acute confusion, dysarthria and facial droop

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🔷First thing we notice is hemorrhage in the left basal ganglia

🔷Classically, hemorrhage in the basal ganglia in an adult with hypertension we think of hypertensive hemorrhage but the morphology does not match here Image
Jun 4 5 tweets 2 min read
What is the most likely diagnosis in this 20 y/o M presenting w/ seizure, weakness, AKI & hypertension?

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May 8 8 tweets 4 min read
Distinguishing between pathologic & compression fractures can be difficult

Here are some tips to help in 🧵

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🔷Some findings more suggestive of pathologic fracture:

1️⃣Other spinal mets Image
Mar 23 20 tweets 9 min read
Neuroimaging checklist for the patient with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) 🧠 ✅

Credit to the excellent talk on the @TheASNR fellowship curriculum given by @EMiddlebrooksMD for inspiration on this topic

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1.Encephalomalacia (usually from old infarct, trauma, etc.)
2.Mesial Temporal Sclerosis
3.Sphenoid encephaloceles
4.Prominent arachnoid pits (may be encephalocele precursors)
5.Temporal lobe epilepsy with Amygdala enlargement
6.Focal Cortical Dysplasia
Feb 2 14 tweets 5 min read
What is the most likely diagnosis in this 70 y/o w/ history of pontine infarct ~8 months ago now presenting with worsening ataxia and dysmetria?

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Answer (probable): Wallerian degeneration of the pontocerebellar fibers

🔷I only have 1 time point w/o follow up nor images of the pontine infarct. This patient also had cirrhosis. It is possible that the tracts have degenerated due to hepatic encephalopathy or other process
Jan 12 15 tweets 6 min read
What is the most likely diagnosis in this 75 y/o M w/ history of Alzheimer’s disease on lecanemab (last infusion ~1 week prior) presenting w/ headache and confusion? 🧠

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Jan 7 36 tweets 21 min read
Imaging Quick Tips & Tricks for Cranial Neuropathies 🧠

A neuroimaging 🧵 on check areas and pathology

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💡 General imaging tips:

1️⃣Big issues and certain cranial nerves see on routine MR
2️⃣Thin slice high res axial and coronal T2 sequences (FIESTA, CISS, SPACE, etc.) useful for cisternal segments
3️⃣T1C- and T1C+ w/ fat sat best for extracranial segments
4️⃣CT often complementary
Dec 23, 2023 13 tweets 5 min read
What is the most likely diagnosis in this 25 y/o M presenting with right facial paralysis and pulsatile tinnitus?

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Nov 19, 2023 16 tweets 6 min read
Intracranial HYPOtension, imaging findings and diagnostic approach

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Clinical:

▶️Headache that is worst when upright and improves with lying flat as it gets the sagging brain off the jagged skull base (at least that’s how I remember it)

💡May also present with chronic headaches or without headaches
Aug 28, 2023 8 tweets 3 min read
What is the most likely diagnosis in this patient with sensorineural hearing loss and fullness of the neck? 🧠

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Answer: Pendred syndrome

▶️Pendred syndrome is an inherited cause of deafness

▶️Modiolar deficiency and vestibular enlargement are invariably seen

▶️Enlarged vestibular aqueducts are often seen
Aug 17, 2023 7 tweets 3 min read
What is the most likely diagnosis in this patient with a left base of tongue mass and a negative biopsy?

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Jul 26, 2023 8 tweets 4 min read
Distinguishing between pathologic & compression fractures can be difficult

Here are some tips to help in 🧵

#neurosurgery #Neurology #neurotwitter @The_ASSR #radres #futureradres #MedEd


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Some findings more suggestive of pathologic fracture:

1️⃣Other spinal mets Image
Jul 18, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
What is the most likely diagnosis in this 25 y/o M who was found down? 🧠

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Answer: Cerebellar, hippocampal, and basal nuclei transient edema with restricted diffusion (CHANTER) syndrome

▶️CHANTER syndrome is a distinct pattern of imaging manifestations representing a form of opioid induced neurotoxicity
Jul 7, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Incomplete hippocampal inversion is an uncommon finding in patients without epilepsy

💡 The finding should heighten suspicion for a seizure disorder

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Imaging:
▶️ROUNDED morphology with more vertical and medial orientation (yellow arrow)
▶️DEEP more VERTICALLY oriented COLLATERAL SULCUS (blue arrow)
▶️Blurred hippocampal structure
▶️NORMAL SIZE AND SIGNAL (different from MTS)
▶️Enlarged-appearing temporal horn 🧠



Jul 1, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
Hypertensive and cerebral amyloid angiopathy are 2 of the most common causes of intracranial micro-hemorrhage 🧠

💡Recognizing the pattern of micro bleeds can help determine etiology
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💡 Typical hypertensive micro bleed pattern (best seen on SWI/T2*):
▶️Deep gray matter
▶️Brainstem
▶️Less commonly, peripheral

💡 Hypertensive angiopathy can result in both hemorrhage or ischemia
Jun 10, 2023 14 tweets 10 min read
Differential Diagnosis for cortically based masses

P-DOG 🐶

1️⃣Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma (PXA)
2️⃣Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET)
3️⃣Oligodendroglioma
4️⃣Ganglioglioma
#Neurology #neurosurgery #peds #radres #neurotwitter @The_ASPNR @TheASNR #MedTwitter ImageImageImageImage 1️⃣PXA

Originate in the subpial astrocytes typically in children and young adults often with a seizure history

Temporal lobe is most common
Jun 9, 2023 4 tweets 4 min read
Tuberculous Meningitis in this child w/ fevers and lethargy

💡 COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS with DEEP INFARCTION is highly suggestive of granulomatous meningitis
#neurology #MedTwitter #neurotwitter @TheASNR #MedEd #futureradres ImageImageImageImage ▶️In children, primary TB infection is commonly associated w/ meningitis

▶️Exudative meningitis of the basal cisterns can obstruct the normal CSF flow resulting in hydrocephalus
Jun 8, 2023 9 tweets 6 min read
What is the most likely diagnosis in this 30 y/o w/ history of discitis/osteomyelitis presenting w/ fevers, chills, and neck pain? 🧠
#ent #Neurosurgery #Neurology #medtwitter #MedEd @The_ASSR #NeuroTwitter ImageImageImageImage Answer: Longus Colli Calcific Tendinitis

▶️Etiology: inflammatory reaction in response to deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals (just like in the rotator cuff)

▶️This case is a bit tricky as the history is somewhat misleading (though it often is in radiology)
Jun 7, 2023 7 tweets 4 min read
Interesting case, what is the most likely diagnosis in this 25 y/o F w/ 1 year history of migraine headaches, left hand numbness, and b/l retinal artery occlusions? 🧠 👁️
#Ophthalmology #neurology #neurosurgery #neurotwitter #MedEd @TheASNR #MedTwitter ImageImageImageImage Answer: Susac syndrome 🧠

▶️Susac syndrome is a microangiopathy (likely autoimmune affecting the precapillary arterioles) with a strong female predilection, typically occurring in women age 20-40
May 27, 2023 14 tweets 7 min read
Tips & tricks of DWI to help narrow the differential

Ddx:
Stroke
Abscess
Hypercellular tumor
Hematoma
Epidermoid cyst
Encephalitis
Seizure
Demyelination
Toxic/metabolic disorders
CJD
Other stuff I’m forgetting
#Neurology #neurosurgery #radres #MedTwitter #MedEd @TheASNR ImageImageImageImage Anything that traps fluid can restrict diffusion! Here are some tricks I use to narrow the ddx

1️⃣STROKE
Cytotoxic edema due to trapped intracellular fluid leads to restriction

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May 25, 2023 7 tweets 4 min read
Child with a history of dental caries presents with a firm mass at the angle of the mandible. What is the most likely diagnosis? 🤔 🧠

#neurotwitter #ent #peds #Neurology #neurosurgery @ASHNRSociety @The_ASPNR #MedTwitter ImageImageImageImage Answer: Sclerosing osteomyelitis of Garré

▶️Biopsy showed a reactive and reparative osseous process and bone culture grew oral flora (though cultures are usually negative)