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Lesson
Pre-Course Activities
1 topic, 3 min.
Lesson
Introduction to Stroke Imaging
4 topics, 17 min.
Lesson
Noncontrast CT
5 topics, 14 min.
Lesson
CTA Neck
10 topics, 33 min.
Vascular Imaging in Stroke - CTA vs MRA
2 m.Carotid and Vertebral Vasculopathies Overview & Examples of Atherosclerotic Disease
3 m.Case - Atheromatous Disease with Severe ICA Stenosis
4 m.Carotid & Vertebral Artery Dissection Overview & Examples
3 m.Case - Embolic Stroke with ICA Dissection
5 m.Collagen Vascular Diseases Overview - Examples of FMD, Carotid Web
2 m.Case - Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD)
5 m.Case - Ehlers Danlos
7 m.Inflammatory Conditions with Stroke Symptoms - Examples of Takayasu's, TIPIC
4 m.Case - Takayasu’s Arteritis
4 m.Lesson
CTA Head
9 topics, 37 min.
CTA Head in Acute Stroke - Source Images, MIPS, Collaterals
4 m.Case - MCA Stem Embolus with Good Collaterals
5 m.Case - MCA Stem Embolus with Poor Collaterals
4 m.Case - Basilar Tip Thrombus
6 m.Circle of Willis Stenoses: Differential Diagnoses
2 m.Case - Moya Moya disease
6 m.Case - Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstrictive Syndrome (RCVS)
5 m.Case - Primary Angiitis of the CNS (PACNS)
7 m.Infectious Causes of Multifocal Circle of Willis Stenosis
2 m.Lesson
CT Perfusion
3 topics, 15 min.
Lesson
MRI (DWI, FLAIR, SWI) of Acute Stroke
3 topics, 14 min.
Lesson
MRA of Head and Neck
6 topics, 18 min.
Lesson
Multifocal Strokes With No Visualized Vascular Abnormality
6 topics, 26 min.
Lesson
Brain Ischemia, Hypoxia, & Death
6 topics, 16 min.
Lesson
Stroke Mimics & Other Causes of Restricted Diffusion
7 topics, 18 min.
Stroke Mimics - Other Causes of Restricted Diffusion
2 m.Case - Seizure (Stroke Mimic)
4 m.Case - MELAS (Stroke Mimic)
3 m.Case - Hypoglycemia (Stroke Mimic)
3 m.Case - Herpes Virus Encephalitis (Stroke Mimic)
4 m.Case - Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome (Stroke Mimic)
3 m.Case - Brain Metastases (Stroke Mimic)
4 m.Lesson
MR Perfusion
8 topics, 17 min.
MR Perfusion - Data, Maps and Uses
4 m.Case - MR Perfusion Target Mismatch (Good Collaterals)
2 m.Case - MR Perfusion Target Mismatch (Poor Collaterals)
3 m.Case - Ischemia Detected Only on MR Perfusion (Case 1)
2 m.Case - Ischemia Detected Only on MR Perfusion (Case 2)
3 m.Arterial Spin Labelling Perfusion - Usage Examples
3 m.Case - ASL Matched Defect
2 m.Case - ASL Showing Tissue at Risk
2 m.Lesson
Subacute Stroke & Differentials
5 topics, 13 min.
0:00
Hypoglycemia is another stroke mimic.
0:04
Patients with severe hypoglycemia
0:06
get cytotoxic edema,
0:09
and they'll get restricted diffusion,
0:10
especially in the occipital
0:12
lobes and splenium of the corpus callosum.
0:15
But other sites are also seen, hippocampi, basal ganglia,
0:19
deep white matter and occasionally posterior
0:22
fossa structures.
0:23
These are two patients who had profound hypoglycemia
0:26
and had visual disturbance.
0:27
This patient has restricted diffusion in
0:30
the bilateral occipital lobes, as you can see on the DWI
0:33
and ADC maps, and has some mild swelling
0:36
and FLARE hyperintensity.
0:37
But the MRA was normal.
0:40
So with normal vessels profound hypoglycemia,
0:42
this is consistent with profound hypoglycemia.
0:45
Here's another patient
0:46
who also had profound hypoglycemia.
0:49
Posterior temporal and occipital distribution and
0:52
that patient also presented with visual changes.
0:56
These are images of a 45 year old female
1:00
who had type 1 diabetes and was found
1:03
by her husband on the couch unresponsive.
1:07
She had a glucose of less than 40,
1:10
and on further review,
1:13
they thought that the glucose may have been that low
1:15
for approximately six hours.
1:18
These are diffusion and ADC maps
1:21
and you can see there's restricted diffusion in the
1:25
occipital and posterior temporal lobes,
1:29
and it extends up into the parietal lobes,
1:32
and there's also involvement of the bilateral frontal lobes.
1:37
Note there's some sparing of the perirolandic region,
1:41
which would be a little
1:43
unusual for acute hypoxia
1:46
and the patient
1:49
had refractory hypoglycemia.
1:51
They eventually changed it,
1:54
but she had these persistent changes over multiple MRs.
1:59
We can also look at the FLARE images.
2:02
And in those regions of restricted diffusion,
2:05
you can see some mild FLARE hyperintensity, as well.
2:10
Note there's just involvement of cortex,
2:12
a lot of involvement in cortex,
2:15
not much involvement of subcortical white matter
2:17
to be a little unusual for stroke.
Case - Hypoglycemia (Stroke Mimic)
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0:00
Hypoglycemia is another stroke mimic.
0:04
Patients with severe hypoglycemia
0:06
get cytotoxic edema,
0:09
and they'll get restricted diffusion,
0:10
especially in the occipital
0:12
lobes and splenium of the corpus callosum.
0:15
But other sites are also seen, hippocampi, basal ganglia,
0:19
deep white matter and occasionally posterior
0:22
fossa structures.
0:23
These are two patients who had profound hypoglycemia
0:26
and had visual disturbance.
0:27
This patient has restricted diffusion in
0:30
the bilateral occipital lobes, as you can see on the DWI
0:33
and ADC maps, and has some mild swelling
0:36
and FLARE hyperintensity.
0:37
But the MRA was normal.
0:40
So with normal vessels profound hypoglycemia,
0:42
this is consistent with profound hypoglycemia.
0:45
Here's another patient
0:46
who also had profound hypoglycemia.
0:49
Posterior temporal and occipital distribution and
0:52
that patient also presented with visual changes.
0:56
These are images of a 45 year old female
1:00
who had type 1 diabetes and was found
1:03
by her husband on the couch unresponsive.
1:07
She had a glucose of less than 40,
1:10
and on further review,
1:13
they thought that the glucose may have been that low
1:15
for approximately six hours.
1:18
These are diffusion and ADC maps
1:21
and you can see there's restricted diffusion in the
1:25
occipital and posterior temporal lobes,
1:29
and it extends up into the parietal lobes,
1:32
and there's also involvement of the bilateral frontal lobes.
1:37
Note there's some sparing of the perirolandic region,
1:41
which would be a little
1:43
unusual for acute hypoxia
1:46
and the patient
1:49
had refractory hypoglycemia.
1:51
They eventually changed it,
1:54
but she had these persistent changes over multiple MRs.
1:59
We can also look at the FLARE images.
2:02
And in those regions of restricted diffusion,
2:05
you can see some mild FLARE hyperintensity, as well.
2:10
Note there's just involvement of cortex,
2:12
a lot of involvement in cortex,
2:15
not much involvement of subcortical white matter
2:17
to be a little unusual for stroke.
Report
Faculty
Pamela W Schaefer, MD, FACR
Professor of Radiology, Vice Chair of Education
Massachusetts General Hospital
Tags
Vascular Imaging
Neuroradiology
Neuro
Metabolic
MRI
Head and Neck
Brain
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