Items tagged “neuroradiology”

170 results found
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Myxopapillary ependymoma

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 29 Jan 2009
80% complete
MRI
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Leukemic infiltration of the spinal cord

  Diagnosis almost certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 29 Jan 2009
86% complete
Annotated image MRI
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Spinal fracture dislocation C3-4

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 30 Jan 2009
81% complete
MRI
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Vertebral lymphoma

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 04 Feb 2009
77% complete
MRI
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Arachnoid cyst - spinal

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 24 Feb 2009
98% complete
Annotated image MRI CT
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Spinal arachnoid cyst

Spinal arachnoid cysts are relatively uncommon and may be either intradural (type III meningeal cyst) or extradural (type IA meningeal cyst). This article specifically focuses on spinal arachnoid cysts. For a general discussion of arachnoid cysts, refer to the main article: arachnoid cyst. Epi...
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Lipomyelocele

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 11 Mar 2009
87% complete
MRI CT
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Chiari malformations

Chiari malformations are a group of defects associated with congenital caudal 'displacement' of the cerebellum and brainstem. Classification Initial descriptions were based on autopsy observations. Three types were described, with others added later. Types II and III are thought to be related ...
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Chiari II malformation

Chiari II malformations are relatively common congenital malformations of the spine and posterior fossa characterized by myelomeningocele (lumbosacral spina bifida aperta) and a small posterior fossa with descent of the brainstem, cerebellar tonsils, and vermis through the foramen magnum. Numero...
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Vertebral artery thrombosis

Vertebral artery thrombosis results in complete or partial occlusion of the vertebral artery and alteration of blood flow to the posterior cerebral circulation. Ischemia or infarction to structures supplied by these arteries may result in a range of symptoms. brainstem cerebellum occipital lo...
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Facet joint dislocation - bilateral

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 15 Apr 2009
62% complete
CT
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Tarlov cysts

  Diagnosis almost certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 23 May 2009
50% complete
MRI
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Spinal arteriovenous malformations

Spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are characterized by arteriovenous shunting with a true nidus. They represent ~25% of spinal vascular malformations.  Epidemiology Different types of spinal AVM (see below) have different ages of presentation, but overall 80% present between the age of...
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Foix-Alajouanine syndrome

Foix-Alajouanine syndrome refers to subacute, progressive myelopathy due to venous hypertension from a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula. Clinical presentation Patients have paraparesis (leg weakness), sensory loss in the legs, and loss of bowel and bladder sphincter control 1. Pathology Sp...
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Hemivertebra with congenital scoliosis

  Diagnosis certain
Ahmed Almuslim
Published 26 Aug 2009
59% complete
MRI CT
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C6-7 fracture-dislocation

  Diagnosis certain
Ahmed Almuslim
Published 26 Aug 2009
92% complete
CT X-ray MRI
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Schwannoma (intrathecal)

  Diagnosis almost certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 10 Sep 2009
71% complete
MRI
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Spinal arteriovenous fistula: S1 origin

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 16 Sep 2009
86% complete
DSA (angiography) MRI
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Diastematomyelia

Diastematomyelia, also known as a split cord malformation, refers to a type of spinal dysraphism (spina bifida occulta) when there is a longitudinal split in the spinal cord.  Terminology Although traditionally it has been distinguished from diplomyelia (in which the cord is duplicated rather ...
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Horner syndrome

Horner syndrome classically presents as an ipsilateral enophthalmos, blepharoptosis, pupillary miosis and facial anhidrosis due to disruption at some point of the oculosympathetic pathway. Ptosis is due to interruption of the sympathetic motor innervation of the superior tarsal muscle which is ...

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