Corpus Callosum Holes Karen L. Salzman, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Multiple Sclerosis Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) Less Common Post-Surgical ADEM Obstructive Hydrocephalus Lacunar Infarction Rare but Important Enlarged Perivascular Spaces…
Confluent White Matter Lesions Gary M. Nesbit, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Aging Brain, Normal Arteriolosclerosis Chronic Hypertensive Encephalopathy Multiple Sclerosis Multi-Infarct Dementia Hypotensive Cerebral Infarction Cerebral Amyloid Disease Less Common…
Solitary White Matter Lesion Gary M. Nesbit, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Enlarged Perivascular Spaces (PVS) Lacunar Infarction Arteriolosclerosis Multiple Sclerosis Metastasis ADEM Reactive Astrocytosis (Gliosis) Glioblastoma Multiforme Less Common Encephalitis…
Focal Cortical Mass James D. Eastwood, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Cerebral Ischemia-Infarction, Acute (Cortical) Metastases, Parenchymal Oligodendroglioma Cerebritis Diffuse Astrocytoma, Low Grade Less Common Venous Infarction Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma Tuberous Sclerosis…
Cortical Enhancement Karen L. Salzman, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Cerebral Infarction, Subacute Herpes Encephalitis Hypotensive Cerebral Infarction Status Epilepticus Acute Hypertensive Encephalopathy, PRES Cerebritis Less Common Malignant Gliomas Vasculitis Hypoglycemia…
Cortical Hyperintensity T2/FLAIR Karen L. Salzman, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Cerebral Ischemia-Infarction, Acute Cerebral Contusion Hypotensive Cerebral Infarction Status Epilepticus Herpes Encephalitis Less Common Diffuse Astrocytoma, Low Grade Acute Hypertensive…
Thin Cortex Susan I. Blaser, MD, FRCPC DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Aging Brain Prematurity Obstructive Hydrocephalus Cerebral Infarction, Chronic Encephalomalacia, General Less Common Multiple Sclerosis Alzheimer Dementia Multi-Infarct Dementia Frontotemporal Dementia…
Thick Cortex Susan I. Blaser, MD, FRCPC DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Encephalitis Herpes Encephalitis Less Common Hypomyelination (Pseudo Thick Cortex) Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Taylor Cortical Dysplasia Pachygyria-Polymicrogyria Hemimegalencephaly Lissencephaly Type 1…
Epilepsy, General Bronwyn E. Hamilton, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Acquired Causes Trauma Remote Stroke Remote Infection Neoplasms Mesial Temporal Sclerosis (MTS) Vascular Malformations Toxic/Metabolic Insult, NOS Drug Abuse Heterotopic Gray…
Asymmetric Cerebral Hemispheres Gregory L. Katzman, MD, MBA DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Normal Variant Encephalomalacia, General Post-Ischemic Encephalomalacia Post-Traumatic Encephalomalacia Post-Inflammatory Encephalomalacia Contusion/Traumatic Cerebral Edema Cerebral Ischemia-Infarction, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Chronic…
