Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: causes, clinical features, phases, diagnosis via CSF antibodies, and management including steroids, IVIG, and tumour resection
Category Neurology
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Cerebral venous thrombosis: causes, clinical features, complications, investigations, imaging, and management including anticoagulation and supportive care
Central Pontine Myelinolysis
Central Pontine Myelinolysis: a rare, often iatrogenic demyelinating condition caused by rapid correction of hyponatraemia. Covers clinical features, risk factors, and management.
Henry Head
Sir Henry Head (1861-1940) was an English neurologist. Peripheral sensory dermatomes in man Head's zones (1893-1896)
AVPU Responsiveness Scale
Overview of the AVPU scale: a simple, rapid tool to assess level of consciousness. Covers application, clinical utility, and comparison with the Glasgow Coma Scale
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Overview of Autonomic Dysreflexia: causes, symptoms, complications, triggers, diagnosis, and management in patients with spinal cord injury.
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
cavernous sinus thrombosis: causes, complications, clinical features, investigations, imaging, management including antibiotics, anticoagulation, and prognosis
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: clinical features, differential diagnosis from Bell’s palsy, investigations, management with antivirals and steroids, prognosis.
Bell’s Palsy
Overview of Bell’s palsy: causes, clinical features, complications, diagnosis, differential diagnoses, investigations, and management including steroids, eye care, and antivirals
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Overview of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: presentation, risk factors, rupture risk, clinical features, investigations, emergency management, and surgical options
Gaspard Vieusseux
Swiss physician Gaspard Vieusseux (1746–1814) described cerebrospinal meningitis in 1805 and gave the first clinical account of lateral medullary syndrome.
Moritz Benedikt
Moritz Benedikt (1835-1920) was an Austro-Hungarian neurologist. Benedikt syndrome (1889); the criminal mind; dowsing and Darsonvalisation