Items tagged “neuro”
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Neuroradiology for students (curriculum)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Neuroradiology curriculum for medical students is broadly split into content that refers to imaging (the test and findings) and conditions that are considered key for this stage of training.
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Subdural hemorrhage (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Subdural hemorrhage (SDH) is a collection of blood between the dura and the arachnoid layers of the meninges. They are common and can occur in any age range, usually related to a history of head trauma. Prognosis tends to d...
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is bleeding into the subarachnoid space. This is usually found centrally (around the circle of Willis) but can occur in other parts of the brain.
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Multiple sclerosis (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating condition affecting the central nervous system. Diagnosis requires good history, clinical examination, appropriate imaging, and laboratory tests (cerebrospinal fluid for Ig...
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Cerebral contusions
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16 Feb 2015
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Chronic subdural hemorrhage
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03 Feb 2015
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Traumatic brain injury
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04 Feb 2015
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Spinal fracture with cauda equina syndrome
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04 Feb 2015
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Right MCA Infarction (teaching)
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04 Feb 2015
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Extra-axial hemorrhages with skull fracture
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04 Feb 2015
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Left posterior cerebral territory infarct
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06 Feb 2015
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Multiple sclerosis
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06 Feb 2015
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Hemorrhagic stroke - basal ganglia
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06 Feb 2015
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage
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06 Feb 2015
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Spinal cord compression (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Spinal cord compression is a surgical emergency and if unrecognised or untreated, can result in irreversible neurological damage and disability. If the spinal roots below the conus medullaris are involved, it is termed caud...
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Ischemic stroke (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Ischemic stroke is a clinical diagnosis where an acute neurological deficit follows brain infarction.
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This is a summary article; read more in our article on ischemic stroke.
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Intracranial tumors (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Intracranial tumors comprise a heterogeneous group of tumors. In adult patients, the majority represent metastatic disease with a smaller proportion being primary brain tumors. Metastasis to the brain occurs, most commonly,...
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Cerebral abscess (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Cerebral abscesses represent focal areas of infection within brain parenchyma, usually containing pus and having a thick capsule. They typically have enhancing walls and can mimic a number of other significant pathologies.
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Skull fractures (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Skull fractures usually occur following significant head injury and may herald underlying neurological pathology.
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This is a summary article; read more in our article on skull fractures.
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Posterior circulation infarct
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18 Feb 2015
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