Management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

The right sigmoid and straight sinus thrombosis - hyperdense sign with 80HU
CEREBRAL VENOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS Management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 21/03/2024, published on 13/03/2024 cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a potentially life-threatening condition that demands prompt diagnosis and appropriate management to reduce associated morbidity and mortality if CVST is suspected, imaging modalities such as MR imaging and MR or CT ... Read more

Subarachnoid cisterns

Subarachnoid cisterns
ADDONS / ANATOMY Subarachnoid (basal) cisterns David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 08/03/2024, published on 06/03/2024 The subarachnoid cisterns are compartments in which the pia mater and arachnoid membrane are not in close contact and form cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). They are interconnected, and their patency is essential for the proper circulation of CSF. These ... Read more

Tetany

Carpal spasm in tetany
ISCHEMIC STROKE / STROKE MIMICS Tetany David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 10/03/2024, published on 04/03/2024 [toc] tetany is a medical condition characterized by an increased excitability of neuronal and muscle membranes hyperexcitability occurs at all levels of the nervous system, including the central nervous system tetany presents with extremely diverse clinical symptoms and can result from ... Read more

Raeder paratrigeminal syndrome

ADDONS / GENERAL NEUROLOGY Raeder paratrigeminal syndrome David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 17/03/2024, published on 03/03/2024 [toc] Raeder paratrigeminal syndrome (RPS) is a rare neurologic disorder characterized by unilateral oculosympathetic paralysis (postganglionic Horner syndrome) + ipsilateral sensory and/or motor abnormalities in the distribution of the trigeminal nerve (usually the first branch) also known as Raeder syndrome ... Read more

Neurosarcoidosis

Neurosarcoidosis on MRI
ISCHEMICKÉ CMP / KLASIFIKACE A ETIOPATOGENEZE Neurosarcoidosis David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 03/03/2024, published on 02/03/2024 [toc] sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology, usually affecting younger people (most commonly between 25-50 years of age), more prevalent in women neurosarcoidosis = manifestation of sarcoidosis in the central nervous system rare but serious disease (~ ... Read more

Cerebral Microbleeds (CMB)

Cortical cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) on SWI sequence
INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE Cerebral microbleeds David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 11/03/2024, published on 02/03/2024 [toc]  Definition cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) or cerebral microhemorrhages are characterized by hemosiderin deposits caused by small hemorrhages, and may serve as a radiologic biomarker of small vessel disease (SVD) black lesions on blood-sensitive MRI sequences (GRE T2* or SWI images) often found incidentally; ... Read more

Capsular warning syndrome

Internal capsule pathways
ADD-ONS / GENERAL NEUROLOGY Capsular warning syndrome David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 08/03/2024, published on 01/03/2024 [toc] Introduction internal capsule syndrome is characterized by disruption of the vertical connection between the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures the term Capsular Warning Syndrome (CWS) is defined by at least three stereotyped episodes of motor lacunar syndrome (MLS) or ... Read more

Tinnitus

ADDONS / GENERAL NEUROLOGY Tinnitus David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 22/03/2024, published on 29/02/2024 [toc] tinnitus = perception of sound within the head or ears in most cases, subjective tinnitus is characterized by sound perception in the absence of an external auditory stimulus (only audible to the individual experiencing it) objective tinnitus tends to occur in ... Read more

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GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF STROKE Early management of patients with suspected stroke General management of acute stroke patients Prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in stroke patients Arterial hypertension Blood pressure management in an acute stroke Hypertensive crisis Intracranial hypertension Consequences of strokeOverview of clinical consequences of stroke Posstroke spasticity Poststroke depression Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) Stroke-related ... Read more

Neuroborreliosis and stroke

Erythema chronicum migrans
ISCHEMIC STROKE / ETIOPATOGENESIS / INFECTIOUS VASCULOPATHIES Neuroborreliosis and stroke David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 10/03/2024, published on 22/02/2024 [toc] EFNS guidelines on the diagnosis and management of European Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) Introduction Lyme disease (borreliosis) is the most common anthropozoonosis; the typical vector of borrelia is the tick Ixodes ricinus ticks, larvae, and nymphs are ... Read more

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