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The indication for MRI in acutely spine-injured patients is decided on an interdisciplinary basis. Positioning and monitoring are highly demanding and require special care and attention. The anesthesia unit and…

Bacteria Fungi Parasites Mycobacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. avium) Spirochetes (Borrelia burgdorferi, Leptospira interrogans, Treponema pallidum) Brucella Tropheryma whippelii Listeria monocytogenes Neisseria meningitidis Francisella tularensis Actinomycetes Nocardia Cryptococcus neoformans Coccidoides immitis…

Neurodegenerative disease processes lead to the destruction of normally functioning neurons and their replacement by functionally deficient tissue such as glial scar tissue. In many cases the actual causes of…

The sagittal plane provides extensive longitudinal spinal coverage and permits the simultaneous evaluation of vertebral bodies, intervertebral disks, ligaments, the spinal canal, neural foramina, and spinal cord. When special phased-array…

Head Trauma W. Wiesmann 4.1 Introduction and Epidemiology The incidence of head trauma requiring hospitalization is estimated at 200 to 300 cases per 100,000 population per year. Children under 15 years old…

Fig. 16.1 Flowchart for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of diseases that may affect the spinal cord. Intramedullary processes cause variable neurologic symptoms that can range from mild sensory disturbances to…

Metabolic brain disorders generally result from a disturbance of normal metabolic processes involving defects in the synthesis or breakdown of certain substances. Clinical manifestations are usually based on the site…

Clinical presentation (attacks) Objective clinical lesions Additional criteria needed 2 or more 2 or more None; clinical evidence for multiple sclerosis will suffice 2 or more 1 Dissemination in space…

Diseases of the peripheral nervous system are the most common neurologic disorders. The basic diagnostic workup of neuromuscular diseases and peripheral neuropathies relies on the clinical examination supplemented by electrophysiologic…