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How to Read a CT Scan of the Head
What is a head CT? Computed tomography, more commonly known as a CT or CAT scan, is a diagnostic medical imaging test. Like traditional x-rays, it produces multiple images or pictures of the inside of the body. A CT scan generates images that can be reformatted in multiple planes. It can even generate three-dimensional images. […]
Alzheimer
Epidemiology, pathology, and pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease Hallmark neuropathologic features Neuropathologic changes of Alzheimer disease (AD) include neuritic plaques, extracellular deposits of amyloid beta, and neurofibrillary degeneration. Pathogenesis While the pathogenesis of AD remains unclear, all forms of AD appear to share overproduction and/or decreased clearance of a family of proteins known as amyloid beta […]
CT Head Interpretation for Beginners – OSCE Guide – UKMLA – CPSA
Head CT Computed tomography (CT) of the head uses special x-ray equipment to help assess head injuries, severe headaches, dizziness, and other symptoms of aneurysm, bleeding, stroke, and brain tumors. It also helps your doctor to evaluate your face, sinuses, and skull or to plan radiation therapy for brain cancer. In emergency cases, it can […]
What is a seizure؟
Evaluation and management of the first seizure in adults ●Goals of evaluation The primary objectives of the medical evaluation of the first seizure are to establish whether the event was a seizure, and if so, whether it resulted from a correctable systemic process or whether the patient is at risk for developing further unprovoked […]
Having a lumbar puncture
Indications and contraindications ●Indications In children, primary emergency indications for lumbar puncture (LP) consist of the diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) infection or, less commonly, subarachnoid hemorrhage. LP is also used for diagnostic testing (eg, suspicion for idiopathic intracranial hypertension, Guillain-Barré, juvenile multiple sclerosis, or metabolic disease), administration of intrathecal medications, and spinal anesthesia. […]