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Brachial plexus root subdivisions (mnemonic)
Mnemonics for brachial plexus root subdivisions include:
Rad Techs Drink Cold Beer
Robbie T Drinks Cold Beer
Rugby Teams Drink Cold Beers
Reach To Drink Cold Beer
Read That Damn Cadaver Book
Really Tired, Don't Care Now (nerve instead of branch)
Red Toucans Don't Come Back
Mnemonic
Whe...
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ASCOD classification (ischemic stroke)
The ASCOD classification system 1, published in 2013, aims to define phenotypes of ischemic strokes for individual patients by assigning a degree of probability to each of the most common causes of this pathology.
It serves most strictly as a research tool but is also useful clinically as a mne...
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Germinal matrix hemorrhage (grading mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the radiological grading of germinal matrix hemorrhage is:
CV2P
Mnemonic
It can be read as a central venous line
C: limited to the caudothalamic groove/ germinal matrix ( grade I )
V: expansion into ventricles less than 50% ( grade II )
V: dilated ventricles ( grade...
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Chiari II malformation
Chiari II malformations are relatively common congenital malformations of the spine and posterior fossa characterized by myelomeningocele (lumbosacral spina bifida aperta) and a small posterior fossa with descent of the brainstem, cerebellar tonsils, and vermis through the foramen magnum. Numero...
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Hemorrhagic intracranial metastases (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for primary malignancies responsible for hemorrhagic intracranial metastases is:
MR CT BB
MR CT HBO
Mnemonic
MR CT BB
M: melanoma
R: renal cell carcinoma
C: choriocarcinoma
T: thyroid carcinoma, teratoma
B: bronchogenic carcinoma
B: breast carcinoma
MR CT HBO
M: melanoma
...
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Toxic leukoencephalopathy (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the more common causes of toxic leukoencephalopathy is:
CHOICES 1
Mnemonic
C: chemotherapy (e.g. methotrexate)
H: heroin
O: other opioids
I: immunosuppressant drugs or imidazole
C: cocaine
E: ethanol or environmental (e.g. carbon monoxide)
S: splenial lesions (re...
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Hair on end sign (mnemonic)
The hair on end sign refers to a radiographic appearance of the diploic space of the skull vault which results from a thickening of trabeculae as the diploic space expands. These trabeculae are perpendicular in orientation, interspersed by radiolucent marrow hyperplasia along with skull vault.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus is:
MD SOAP BRAIN
Mnemonic
M: malar "butterfly" rash
D: discoid rash
S: serositis
O: oral ulcers
A: ANA positive
P: photosensitivity, pleuritis/pericarditis
B: blood (hematologic) abnormality
R: renal disease ...
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Pituitary region mass (mnemonic)
Useful mnemonics for remembering the differentials for pituitary region masses (in addition to macroadenoma) are:
SATCHMO/STOMACH 1,2
MOuSTACHE
SOME ACTH HORMONE
Mnemonics
SATCHMO/STOMACH
S: sarcoid
A: aneurysm
T: teratoma or tuberculosis (and other granulomatous diseases)
C: cranioph...
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Drop metastases (mnemonic)
The primary intracerebral malignancies that may cause drop metastases to the subarachnoid space are:
glioblastoma (GBM) and anaplastic astrocytoma
medulloblastoma
sPNET
ependymoma
germinoma
choroid plexus carcinoma
pineoblastoma/pineocytoma
These can be remembered using this mnemonic:
G...
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Cerebral ring enhancing lesions (mnemonic)
Convenient mnemonics for the causes of cerebral ring enhancing lesions are:
MAGIC DR or DR MAGIC
DR MAGIC L
MAGICAL DR
Mnemonics
MAGIC DR or DR MAGIC
M: metastasis
A: abscess
G: glioblastoma
I: infarct (subacute phase) or inflammatory (neurocysticercosis, tuberculoma)
C: contusion
D: ...
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Wernicke-Korsakoff (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to recall some of the important features of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is:
COMBAT
Mnemonic
C: confusion, confabulatory amnesia
O: ophthalmoplegia
M: mamillary bodies
B: B1(vitamin), bariatric surgery
A: alcoholics
T: thalami, tectal plate, third ventricle
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Pediatric posterior fossa tumors (mnemonic)
Tumors of the posterior fossa in children can be remembered using the mnemonics:
MAGE
BEAM
Mnemonics
MAGE
This mnemonic is in order of prevalence (except for atypical teratoid/ rhabdoid tumor, which is a rare cause); medulloblastoma (30-40%), pilocytic astrocytoma (25-35%), brainstem glioma...
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Facial nerve branches (mnemonic)
There are many mnemonics to recall the branches of the facial nerve (superior to inferior) as they exit the anterior border of the parotid gland. Examples include:
Tall Zulus Bear Many Children
Two Zebras Bit My Coccyx
To Zanzibar By Motor Car
Mnemonic
T: temporal
Z: zygomatic
B: buccal
...
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Causes of delirium (mnemonic)
Delirium may have numerous contributory factors in a given patient. Common, readily reversible causes of delirium can be remembered using the mnemonic 1:
PINCH ME
Mnemonic
P: pain
I: infection
N: nutrition
C: constipation
H: hydration
M: medications
E: environment
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Sturge-Weber syndrome (mnemonic)
Some key findings pertaining to Sturge-Weber syndrome may be recalled using the following mnemonics:
STURGE CAPS
8 Cs
Mnemonics
STURGE CAPS
S: seizures, sporadic
T: tram-track gyriform calcification; trigeminal territory port-wine stain
U: unilateral weakness (hemiparesis contralateral to...
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Primitive arteries in the brain (mnemonic)
The primitive arteries in the brain can be remembered by the following mnemonic:
HOT MAP
Mnemonic
H: hypoglossal
O: otic
T: trigeminal
M: meningohypophyseal
A: anterior choroidal
P: posterior inferior cerebellar (PICA)
The meningohypophyseal trunk and anterior choroidal and posterior in...
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Emergency CT head (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic which is used to read an emergency head CT scan is:
Blood Can Be Very Bad
Mnemonic
Using a systematic approach will help to ensure that significant neuropathology will not be missed.
B: blood
look for epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma, intraparenchymal hemorrhage, ...
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T2 hyperintense basal ganglia (mnemonic)
A helpful mnemonic to recall the causes of T2 hyperintense basal ganglia is:
LINT
Mnemonic
L: lymphoma
I: ischemia
N: neurodegenerative conditions
T: toxins
See also
For a more detailed differential please see the basal ganglia T2 hyperintensity article.
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Internal auditory canal nerves (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the relative position of nerves inside the internal auditory canal (IAC) is:
Seven up, Coke down
A variation may include the addition of:
V8 on the back shelf
Anatomy
Four nerves pass through the IAC:
facial nerve (CN VII)
three components of the vestibulocochlear n...
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