Jugular Vein Thrombosis

Dec 11, 2016 by in NEUROLOGICAL IMAGING Comments Off on Jugular Vein Thrombosis

Iatrogenic  Central venous access device (CVAD)  Cardioverter defibrillator/pacemaker  Ventriculoatrial shunt  Postoperative  Cervical manipulation Neoplastic  Mass effect   Primary tumor   Lymphadenopathy  Direct invasion  Migratory thrombophlebitis (Trousseau syndrome)  Posttreatment (chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy)…

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Spinal Cord Infarction and Differential Diagnosis

Dec 11, 2016 by in NEUROLOGICAL IMAGING Comments Off on Spinal Cord Infarction and Differential Diagnosis

Cervical spine  Vertebral arteries  Deep and ascending cervical arteries Thoracic and upper lumbar spine  Subclavian arteries via deep cervical artery   T1 and T2 segmental/intercostal arteries  Aorta   Thoracic segmental arteries (intercostal)…

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Miscellaneous Vascular Malformations (Cavernous Malformations, Developmental Venous Anomaly, Capillary Telangiectasia, Sinus Pericranii)

Dec 11, 2016 by in NEUROLOGICAL IMAGING Comments Off on Miscellaneous Vascular Malformations (Cavernous Malformations, Developmental Venous Anomaly, Capillary Telangiectasia, Sinus Pericranii)

Fig. 1 Right temporal lobe cavernous malformation. (a) T1-weighted MR. (b) Postcontrast T1-weighted MR. (c) FLAIR image. (d) Gradient-echo (GRE) T2*-weighted MR. (e) Diffusion-weighted MR. The lesion presents the characteristic…

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Brain Death Imaging

Dec 11, 2016 by in NEUROLOGICAL IMAGING Comments Off on Brain Death Imaging

1. Coma (excluding spinal cord-mediated reflexes) 2. Absence of brain stem reflexes  (a) Pupils mid-position or greater and absent pupillary light reflex (fixed dilated pupils)  (b) Corneal  (c) Gag/pharyngeal  (d)…

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Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke

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Fig. 1 A 38-year-old woman with SCD, presenting with altered mental status. (a) Axial FLAIR image shows multiple high signal intensity lesions of the bilateral periventricular white matter (arrows). (b,…

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