Cerebral ring enhancing lesions (mnemonic)
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Convenient mnemonics for the causes of cerebral ring enhancing lesions are:
- MAGIC DR orDR MAGIC
- DR MAGIC L
- MAGICAL DR
Mnemonics
MAGIC DR orDR MAGIC
- M: metastasis
- A: abscess
- G: glioblastoma
- I: infarct (subacute phase), inflammatory - neurocysticercosis (NCC), tuberculoma
- C: contusion
- D: demyelinating disease (classically incomplete rim of enhancement)
- R: radiation necrosis or resolving haematoma
DR MAGIC L or MAGICAL DR
In some institutions, "L" and "A" is added to the mnemonic for lymphoma and AIDS-related CNS disease.
- D: demyelinating disease (classically incomplete rim of enhancement)
- R: radiation necrosis or resolving haematoma
- M: metastasis
- A: abscess,
- G: glioblastoma
- I: infarct (subacute phase), inflammatory - neurocysticercosis (NCC), tuberculoma.
- C: contusion
- A: AIDS, i.e. Toxoplasmosis, Cryptococcus.
- L: lymphoma (this appearance more common in immunocompromised).
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-<strong>G: </strong><a href="/articles/glioblastoma">glioblastoma</a>- +<strong>G: </strong><a href="/articles/glioblastoma-idh-wildtype">glioblastoma</a>
-<strong>A: </strong><a href="/articles/brain-abscess-1">abscess</a>-</li>- +<strong>A: </strong><a href="/articles/brain-abscess-1">abscess</a>, </li>
-<strong>I: </strong><a href="/articles/ischaemic-stroke">infarct</a> (subacute phase), inflammatory - <a href="/articles/neurocysticercosis">neurocysticercosis</a> (NCC), <a href="/articles/tuberculoma">tuberculoma</a>-</li>- +<strong>I: </strong><a href="/articles/ischaemic-stroke">infarct</a> (subacute phase), inflammatory - <a href="/articles/neurocysticercosis">neurocysticercosis</a> (NCC), <a href="/articles/tuberculoma">tuberculoma</a>.</li>
-<strong>A: </strong><a href="/articles/hivaids-cns-manifestations-1">AIDS</a>-</li>- +<strong>A: </strong><a href="/articles/hivaids-cns-manifestations-1">AIDS</a>, i.e. Toxoplasmosis, Cryptococcus. </li>
-<strong>L: </strong><a href="/articles/primary-cns-lymphoma">lymphoma</a> (this appearance more common in immunocompromised)</li>-</ul><p> </p><h5>See main article</h5><ul><li><a title="Cerebral ring enhancing lesions" href="/articles/cerebral-ring-enhancing-lesions">Cerebral ring enhancing lesions</a></li></ul><h5>Related video</h5><p>{{youtube:http://youtu.be/7IyjNiYPtxw}}</p>- +<strong>L: </strong><a href="/articles/primary-cns-lymphoma">lymphoma</a> (this appearance more common in immunocompromised).</li>
- +</ul><p> </p><h5>See main article</h5><ul><li><a href="/articles/cerebral-ring-enhancing-lesions">Cerebral ring enhancing lesions</a></li></ul><h5>Related video</h5><p>{{youtube:http://youtu.be/7IyjNiYPtxw}}</p>
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