differential diagnosis in neurology and neurosurgery

... mydriatic and cycloplegic drug agents Migraine Phenylephrine, epinephrine Cocaine Hydroxyamphetamine Atropine, homatropine, eucatropine Scopolamine Cyclopentolate... bacterial, and carcinomatous ... propantheline E.g., diphenhydramine, chlorpheniramine E.g., major seizures Bilateral optic nerve damage and blindness Tsementzis, Differential Diagnosis in Neurology and Neurosurgery ... to terms and conditions of license. [...]... Antihistamines – Phenothiazines – Amphetamines – Cocaine – Epinephrine, norepinephrine – LSD – Thiopental Postictal E.g., atropine, scopolamine, belladonna,

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 20:22

... magnum and compression of the spinal cord and lower medulla Focal myelinolysis is indicated by a high intensity signal Tsementzis, Differential Diagnosis in Neurology and Neurosurgery ... hemorrhagic infarction of the pituitary gland oc- curring usually in preexisting pituitary tumor Bilateral Sudden Visual Loss Tsementzis, Differential Diagnosis in Neurology and Neurosurgery ... veins and the cavernous sinus, resulting in cerebral infarction, meningitis, subdural empyema, and brain abscess – Fungal sinusitis Candidiasis, aspergillosis, histoplasmosis, rhinomucormycosis,

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 20:22

... MS Tsementzis, Differential Diagnosis in Neurology and Neurosurgery. .. is a clinical diagnosis that should never be made using neuroimaging alone In 78 – 95% of clinically diagnosed ... representing only 0.2% of intra- cranial tumors. Differential diagnosis of intracranial chordomas vs. invasive and calcified tumors includes: ț Chromophobe adenoma ț Mucinous adenocarcinoma ț Meningioma ... and conditions of license Stroke Risk Factors 157 Drug abuse... associated with stroke include methamphetamines, norepinephrine, LSD, heroin, and cocaine Amphetamines induce a necrotizing

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 20:22

... Tumors – Meningioma – Metastatic neoplasia Malnutrition and dehydration (marasmus in infancy) Infection involving sinuses, mastoids, and leptomeninges Hypercoagulable states and coagulopathies ... writhing in pain should be evaluated for an intra-abdominal or vascular pathology; e.g., in aortic dissection, the pain is described as a “tearing” pain, whereas... Postpartum Head injury ... origin 195 An acute inflammatory disorder that may be seen early in ankylosing spondylitis It causes morning back stiffness, hip pain and swelling, failure to obtain relief at rest, and

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 20:22

... Tsementzis, Differential Diagnosis in Neurology and. .. and less often in systemic vasculitis, as in polyarteritis nodosa Tsementzis, Differential Diagnosis in Neurology and Neurosurgery ... combined system disease– vitamin B 12 defi- ciency, pharmaceutical and industrial toxin neuropathy, ischemic neuropathy) Spinal Disorders Tsementzis, Differential Diagnosis in Neurology and Neurosurgery ... primary spinal tumors; 90% of spinal meningiomas are purely intra- dural, and the remaining 7 – 10% may be extradural. Among the spinal meningiomas, 17% are in the cervi- cal spine, 75 – 81% in the

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 20:22

... excruciating nocturnal pain in the hand, often wakening them and causing them to pace the room flipping or shaking the hand in an effort... superior iliac spine Numbness is the earliest and ... abnormal two-point discrimination. Weakness affects the first dorsal interosseous muscle first and most severely. Weakness and wasting of the hypothenar and in- trinsic hand muscles result in the loss ... Occurs in infants and toddlers with a family history of migraine, and goes into remittance spontaneously Familial paroxysmal choreoathetosis and dystonia Do not begin in early infancy Sandifer’s

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 20:22

... and coma In very young infants and in the elderly, fever and vomiting may be more prominent than headaches, and the signs of meningitis may be minimal Tsementzis, Differential Diagnosis ... suffering from structural brain dis- ease, either alone or in combination with metabolic brain disease, if the following findings are present. Neurotrauma Tsementzis, Differential Diagnosis in Neurology ... slow, writhing movements of fingers and arms, which tend to increase during walking Equinovarus dystonic gait Dystonia may initially manifest in a child as an inter- mittent inturning of the

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 20:22

... pubis Pain in the groin, symphysis pubis and thigh, which may be increased while rising from sitting to standing, and during walking Transient osteoporosis of the hip Pain in the hip and ... waking, is aggravated by bending or cough- ing, produces a “bursting” sensation in the head, and does not respond well to analgesics Pain Tsementzis, Differential Diagnosis in Neurology and Neurosurgery ... groin areas, increasing when carrying weight, and with... sitting up in bed) 5 – 10 15 Performing personal toilet (washing face, combing hair, shaving, cleaning teeth) 0 5 Transferring

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 20:22

... in a a specific pattern, but also describe in succinct form other characteristically associated radiographic findings and pertinent clinical data Radiographic illustrations and drawings are included ... University and me after 30 years for the richness of the industry She is the only person capable of deciphering my longhand and, as in the past, did a superb job in typing, editing, and proofreading ... residents preparing for their specialist examination, especially since the exposure to conventional radiography during their training continuously decreased in the past in favor of newer imaging modalities

Ngày tải lên: 22/01/2020, 17:51

... middle-aged and elderly, rarely in children M:F = 1:3 Associated and often diagnostic radiographic findings in 50 %: local hyperostosis; increased meningeal vascular markings; and enlarged foramen spinosum ... cent lines, which are often difficult to differentiate from vascular markings and sutures A localized increase in vascular markings can be a very important finding in the diagnosis of a meningioma ... as incidental finding when calcified Von Hippel-Lindau disease Orbits (retina) and cerebellum Rare Autosomal inherited disorder producing hemangioblastomas in both the cerebellar hemispheres and

Ngày tải lên: 23/01/2020, 03:34

... Hyperplasia Mucinous Carcinoma (3.0) Infiltrating ductal carcinoma 25 (75.8) Invasive lobular carcinoma (3.0) Papillary carcinoma (3.0) Ductal carcinoma in situ (15.2) 0 11 0 0 0 1 80.0%, and negative ... elastographic features of the inner lesions and shell, including the elasticity mean (Emean), elasticity maximum (Emax), and elasticity minimum (Emin), were calculated using an online-available software ... experience in breast US), and Z.Y.N (3 years of experience in breast US) who were blinded to the BI-RADS score Lesions for transverse and longitudinal US images were obtained in the supine position

Ngày tải lên: 05/11/2020, 08:20

... an invariable finding, and often these tumors appear as solid neoplasms on imaging studies and gross examination Calcification is present in about half of cases and may be quite extensive in ... that would be practical, understandable, and to the point (minimizing reading time during intraoperative consultation) We have concentrated our efforts on elucidating important neuropathologic ... have been described in all three of the remaining cortical lobes and rarely in other locations in the central nervous system (1,3–5) Rare cases of DNT arising in the setting of neurofibromatosis

Ngày tải lên: 26/05/2017, 17:21

... Differential Diagnosis in Clinical Medicine Differential Diagnosis in Clinical Medicine R Deenadayalan MD (Gen Med) Formerly Professor of Medicine Stanley Medical College and Hospital ... College and Hospital Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 246 Differential Diagnosis in Clinical Examination Hematogenous spread of pyogenic infection from distant organs Fungus infection – Actinomyosis ... postgraduates and clinicians to refer to a particular system and look for differential diagnosis It should be remembered that clinical medicine is an art as well as science and one cannot replace clinical

Ngày tải lên: 31/10/2018, 21:49

... 117–118 Finger pain, swelling, and redness in rock climber 65, 169–170 Fingernail bands, anorexia, and hair loss 6, 82–83 Fishing, in stomach 41, 131–132 Flank pain and syncope, in elderly man ... MD and Kevin S Barlotta, MD 82 Eye Pain and Facial Swelling, 55 Adam K Rowden, DO and Chris S Bergstrom, MD 83 Wrist Pain Following Fall on an Outstretched Hand, 56 William J Brady, MD and Kevin ... rash, in child 18, 101 in epilepsy child 56–57, 157–158 facial rash, painful 42–43, 134 and fever, in child 4–5, 31, 80, 117–118 and joint pain, in child 28, 113–114 non-healing rash, in gardener

Ngày tải lên: 04/08/2019, 07:34

... tonic (stiffening of limbs) and then a clonic (jerking) phase; may be associated with urinary and/ or faecal incontinence and tongue biting In the postictal phase, patients are drowsy and confused ... takes place prior to surgery, including imaging studies (MRI, fMRI and PET scan), EEG, including video-EEG and recordings from invasive intracranial electrodes, and neuropsychological assessment ... subacute neurological insult or injury due to stroke, head injury and infection (meningitis, encephalitis, subdural empyema and cerebral abscess), (iv) structural CNS diseases, including tumours (primary

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2020, 05:09

... the ordinary meningioma, and often diffuse positive cytokeratin immunostaining should allow for easy distinction Meningiomas may occasionally stain very focally for cytokeratin markers Distinction ... parasitic infection, however, are suspected clinically and usually not result in a biopsy Encephalitis is defined as inflammation involving the brain parenchyma Most cases have a definite infectious ... for confirmation of diagnosis Similar to electron microscopy, immunohistochemical staining may be useful in rare cases in distinguishing certain tumor types from meningioma Meningiomas characteristically

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2020, 05:18

... anterior pituitary gland, causing hypopituitarism and an ex- panding suprasellar mass. Affects women during late pregnancy or in the postpartum period. Imaging find- ings are nonspecific and resemble ... calcifica- tion in the pineal gland and choroid plexuses happens in only 2% of children below 9 years of age, but in- creases fivefold by 15 years, and is common in adults Pineal gland In about 60% ... chiasm, and optic nerves, and can demonstrate invasion of the cavernous sinuses or the surrounding structures by neoplasms. MRI is particularly helpful in outlining blood vessels and ruling out...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 18:20

... predominantly basal pulmo- nary rales. Sputum examination with Berlin blue stain- ing reveals hemosiderine-containing macrophages. Pulmonary Infarction−Infarction Pneumonia Definition. Infarction ... a distance. As in cardiac asthma, they are often associated with an expiratory wheeze. Clinical Examination and Findings Siegenthaler, Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine, © 2007 Thieme ... Diseases Siegenthaler, Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine, © 2007 Thieme All rights reserved. Usage subject to terms and conditions of license. Siegenthaler, Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine,...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 10:20

... noise-induced hearing loss Cotton industry/ spinning company Byssinosis, noise-induced hearing loss Mining, underground mining (tunnel, gallery), gravel mine, stone industry Silicosis, noise-induced ... Porphyrias 271 Abdominal Pain in Other Medical Diseases . . 271 Neurogenic Abdominal Pain 273 7.2 Chronic or Recurring Abdominal Pain 273 Pain Originating from the Stomach and Small Intestine 274 Acute ... Hunziker, and G. A. Spinas 3 Skin and External Appearance S. Lautenschlager, E. Battegay, and G. A. Spinas 1−3 2 1 General Aspects of Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis M. Battegay, B. Martina, and...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 10:20