Neurology
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1/ If only there was a way to make hippocampal anatomy memorable! Here is a #tweetorial of the basics of hippocampal #anatomy that will hopefully stay in your #hippocampus! #m...
74yo hypertensive (not on medications),sudden onset headache&dizziness while driving. He developed unsteady gait,dysphagia, hoarseness &diplopia within 2 hrs;BP-170/100. Loss of pa...
1/Sometimes the tiniest thing can be the biggest pain—that’s microvascular compression of the trigeminal nerve! But seeing such a tiny finding can be hard! Here’s a #tweetorial ab...
'Brain fog after COVID-19 has similarities to ‘chemo brain,’ Stanford-led study finds' Researchers found that damage to the brain’s white matter after COVID resembles that seen af...
10 commonly asked questions about stroke answered 1. Stroke affects heart No. #stroke affects brain and causes paralysis. #heart attack is known by the term myocardial infarcti...
1/ #ContinuumCase!! A 50 yo man presented to the ED with acute onset aphasia. He is not able to report a history, but BP Is 215/95. Non-contrast HCT reveals this bleed… What do...
A day later, proptosis developed, with severe chemosis and eyelid edema, 👉 pupils were bilaterally nonreactive to light on examination.
📌 Researchers discover that COVID-19 can cause brain cells to fuse 🧐 https://t.co/IOi48023a0!
10 commonly asked questions about migraine answered 1. Is migraine hereditary? Migraine is hereditary, so if one or both of your parents have it, there is a 50-75% chance you will...
Tips & tricks of DWI to help narrow the differential Ddx: Stroke Abscess Hypercellular tumor Hematoma Epidermoid cyst Encephalitis Seizure Demyelination Toxic/metabolic disorders...
21-year-old female recurrent episodes of left-sided mouth deviation, unilateral ptosis, ipsilateral blurred vision, dysphagia, jaw claudication, and upper lip swelling four times...
Eyes are the windows into the Brain Here, I discuss 9 situations where symptoms are related to eyes or vision, but disease pertains to brain or nervous system. 1. Sudden onset pai...
1/Time is brain! So you don’t have time to struggle w/that stroke alert head CT. Here’s a #tweetorial to help you with the CT findings in acute stroke. #medtwitter #FOAMed #FOA...
Biggest thing to ever come out of my little group. Pls help spread this finding! We found clean, CAUSAL evidence that the shingles vaccine prevents a good chunk of dementia cases....
This gentleman woke up to realise he cannot read the newspaper He is able to write, but unable to read. What’s more fascinating?! He is unable to read even what he has written hims...
I got asked from the newly accepted Neurology R1s on what to study, here are some helpful tips: 1-Focus on history taking and physical examinations, so you can easily diagnose the...
Attention📢📢 : New aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage guidelines just dropped! Lots of new updates to the last guidelines published in 2012, lets check them out below 👇 https://t....
1. 31-year old Mr Arun presented with foot drop affecting both feet. Symptoms started at age 10. Weakness started with difficulty in clearing feet while walking, resulting in step...
What is the most likely diagnosis in this 45 y/o F with severe headache and n/v? 🧠 #neurology #Neurosurgery #radres #neurotwitter #MedEd #MedTwitter @TheASNR @RSNA Initial MR sh...
Tremors of Left hand and slowness of movements 1. 65-year old woman presented with resting tremors of left upper limb and slowness of movements (bradykinesia) of 3 months duration...
Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration 🧠 Lesions that disrupt the triangle of Guillain and Mollaret (neural pathway connecting the red nucleus, inferior olivary nucleus, and contralate...
Guillain-Barré syndrome in this child with ascending muscle paralysis & hyporeflexia Etiology: Inflammatory demyelination usually following recent viral illness #Neurology #peds...
When medicines fail, do prayers & positive frame of mind help? 1. Mr Raja to me- “Dr, I won’t die in 6 months. Prescribe the best medicines; I am sure I’ll defeat my disease.” His...
Longer daytime napping is associated with new-onset heart failure in older people 1. Disrupted nighttime sleep is associated with heart failure (HF). A prospective study looked a...