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…
Brain Tumor in Child > 1 Year Susan I. Blaser, MD, FRCPC DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Pilocytic Astrocytoma Cerebellar JPA Optic Pathway Glioma Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma (Rare) Medulloblastoma (PNET-MB) Ependymoma Brainstem Glioma,…
Solitary Cystic Parenchymal Mass, General Anne G. Osborn, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Enlarged Perivascular Space Encephalomalacia Neurocysticercosis Porencephalic Cyst Glioblastoma Multiforme Metastasis Pilocytic Astrocytoma Abscess Less Common Intracerebral Hematoma…
Multiple Brain Hyperintensities (T2/FLAIR), Less Common Gary M. Nesbit, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Less Common Cerebral Amyloid Disease ADEM Vasculitis Sickle Cell Disease Leigh Syndrome Thrombosis, Cortical or Deep Venous CMV,…
Multiple Brain Hyperintensities (T2/FLAIR), Common Gary M. Nesbit, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Aging Brain, Normal Normal Myelination Reactive Astrocytosis (Gliosis) & Encephalomalacia Atherosclerosis, Intracranial Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Myelin Vacuolization Enlarged…
CSF-like Parenchymal Lesion(s) Anne G. Osborn, MD, FACR James D. Eastwood, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Enlarged Perivascular Spaces Encephalomalacia Lacunar Infarction Neurocysticercosis Less Common Porencephalic Cyst Multiple Sclerosis Normal Variant…
Extra-Axial Flow Voids James D. Eastwood, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Normal (Normal Arteries, Veins) CSF Pulsation Saccular Aneurysm Fusiform Aneurysm, ASVD Arteriovenous Malformation Developmental Venous Anomaly Less Common Dural A-V…
Multiple Enhancing Lesions, General Karen L. Salzman, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Metastases, Parenchymal Multiple Sclerosis Neurocysticercosis Abscess (Multiple) Less Common ADEM Opportunistic Infection, AIDS Tuberculosis Lymphoma, Primary CNS Neurosarcoid Glioblastoma…
