ABCD2 score for predicting the risk of stroke after a TIA Age > 60 years ...
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. Cerebral AVMs What are AVMs? They are messy, tangled...
Ascending (Sensory) Nerve Pathways
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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, balance, and a properly...
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 the brainstem. It consists...
Cerebral Aneurysm
This is localised dilation of an artery within the brain. They rarely occur in veins. They are a major risk factor for subarachnoid haemorrhage. Epidemiology & Aetiology Occur in 5% of the population...
Cerebral Palsy
Introduction This 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 does not develop along normal trends-...
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 Generally in clinical use, the CHA2DS2-VASc has superseded use of the CHADS2 score, which has been criticised for underestimating stroke...
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
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 may be sporadic. Sometimes called...
Cluster Headache
Cluster Headache – aka – migranous neuralgia Account for <1% of all headaches This is a unilateral pain that typically wakes the patient during the night, so called, because attacks occur in ‘clusters’ –...
