Scoring systemis in medicine
ABCD2 Score – Stroke Risk
ABCD2 score for predicting the risk of stroke after a TIA Age > 60 years …
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Cerebral arteriovenous malformation. by Hellerhoff is licensed with CC BY 3.0
Arteriovenous Malformations – AVMs
The term 'AVM' can be applied to arteriovenous malformations anywhere in the body, but most commonly refers to the abnormalities found in the brain. AVMs are said to be present…
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Spinal cord tracts - ascending and descending pathways
Ascending (Sensory) Nerve Pathways
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Can you assess the gait of John Cleese?
Assessing Gait
Gait is a highly co-ordinated action. It requires the integration of sensory and motor information and the functioning of many separate areas. It needs correct sensory function, muscle strength, propriception,…
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Brainstem
Bulbar and Pseudobulbar Palsy
Bulbar Palsy This condition refers to lesions in the motor nuclei of the medulla. It is so called, because the region of the brain is sometimes called the bulb of…
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Cerebral Aneurysm on angiography. Image by Lucien Monfils is licensed with CC BY-SA 3.0
Cerebral Aneurysm
Introduction A cerebral Aneurysm is a localised dilation of an artery within the brain. They rarely occur in veins. They are a major risk factor for subarachnoid haemorrhage. Aneurysms can…
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Brain
Cerebral Palsy
Introduction Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a movement disorder that results from a non-progressive lesion of motor pathways. Although the lesion does not progress, the symptoms appear gradually, as the child…
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Scoring systemis in medicine
CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc Scores
The CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc ("Chads-Vasc") scores are used for assessing the risk of stroke in AF. Generally in clinical use, the CHA2DS2-VASc has superseded use of the CHADS2 score, which has been…
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Charcot Marie Tooth Foot. Note the high arch, hammer toe and reduced muscle. This file is taken from wikimedia commons and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Introduction An inherited peripheral neuropathy. Various forms of inheritances, the most common is autosomal dominant. Can also be passed on in autosomal recessive and X-linked patterns. In rare instances it…
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Cluster headache MRI - specifically a type of scan called Voxel-based morphometry - which is highlighting abnormal hypothalamic activity. This file is taken from wikimedia commons and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Cluster Headache
Introduction Cluster Headache – aka - migranous neuralgia accounts for <1% of all headaches. Cluster headache causes a unilateral pain that typically wakes the patient during the night, so called, because…
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