Transtentorial Herniation: T1-weighted with gadolinium axial MRIs. Note the midline shift and uncal herniation, as the uncus (medial temporal lobe) is displaced against the midbrain. In addition, note ...

After development of diffusion tensor tractography (DTT), which is derived from diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), three-dimensional reconstruction and estimation for three motor tracts, such as the ...

A 35 year-old man suffered a closed head injury during a sports activity. Bilateral craniectomies were done emergently for massive bilateral subdural and epidural hematomas. Post-operatively, he ...

Baseline labs can be normal and without evidence of leukocytosis or azotemia. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained by lumbar puncture (LP) is essential for the diagnosis of meningitis. The rare but ...

Medscape: It was not long ago when stroke was treated with close vital signs monitoring, rest, and maybe an aspirin. Significant recent contributions have made early therapeutic interventions possible ...

The workings of the brain and spinal cord have only recently become clear thanks to the development of new imaging techniques. After development of diffusion tensor tractography (DTT), which is ...