Diagnosis
In this chapter, we’ll review methods of evaluating acute neurological disorders as well as common pathological findings in imaging, how to categorize them, and reach diagnosis.
- Diagnosis intro
- Obtaining an urgent neurological history
- Assessing consciousness, cognition, and cranial nerves
- Assessing motor, sensory, and coordination functions
- Evaluating for spinal cord pathology
- Evaluating for nerve root or cauda equina pathology
- Examining for spinal pathology
- Interpreting brain computed tomography
- Interpreting brain magnetic resonance imaging
- Interpreting supplemental tests
- Recognizing cerebral herniation and increased intracranial pressure
- Managing increased intracranial pressure and cerebral herniation
- Diagnosis quiz
Ischemic stroke
Here, we’ll discuss how to rapidly evaluate and initiate management of various neurological emergencies, with a focus on preventing, managing, and treating ischemic stroke.
- Ischemic stroke intro
- Managing the ischemic stroke patient
- Differentiating invasive interventions for ischemic stroke
- Preventing stroke
- Ischemic stroke quiz
Hemorrhagic stroke
In this chapter, you’ll learn how to recognize and treat hemorrhagic strokes, as well as deep brain, lobar brain, and posterior fossa hemorrhages.
- Hemorrhagic stroke intro
- Recognizing hemorrhagic strokes
- Managing hemorrhagic strokes
- Recognizing deep brain hemorrhages
- Exploring lobar brain hemorrhages
- Describing posterior fossa hemorrhages
- Treating hemorrhagic strokes with surgery
- Hemorrhagic stroke quiz
Aneurysmal hemorrhage
Here, you’ll learn how to identify subarachnoid hemorrhage on CT, treat it with medications and surgery, and cover post-procedural risks to an aneurysm rupture patient.
- Aneurysmal hemorrhage intro
- Recognizing aneurysmal hemorrhage
- Treating aneurysmal hemorrhage
- Managing ruptured aneursyms (post-treatment)
- Aneurysmal hemorrhage quiz
Other nontraumatic cerebral emergencies
Learn how to manage seizures and status epilepticus, treat meningitis, evaluate a failed VP shunt, and manage a coma of unknown etiology.
- Other nontraumatic cerebral emergencies intro
- Categorizing and managing seizures
- Managing status epilepticus
- Managing coma of unknown etiology
- Identifying and managing meningitis
- Evaluating ventriculoperitoneal shunts
- Examining ventriculopertoneal shunt failures
- Other nontraumatic cerebral emergencies quiz
Head and spine injury
In this chapter we will demonstrate a straightforward methodology of evaluating and managing patients who have sustained trauma to the brain and / or spine.
- Head and spine injury intro
- Managing concussion and mild closed head injuries
- Managing severe closed head injuries
- Managing traumatic hemorrhages
- Evaluating the traumatized spine
- Evaluating spinal stability
- Managing the traumatized spine
- Managing spinal cord injury
- Recognizing common spinal fractures
- Head and spine injury quiz
Spinal cord emergencies
Identify and treat cauda equina syndrome (CES) and progressive myelopathy with this chapter. You’ll learn to figure out who needs emergency imaging and what to do next.
- Spinal cord emergencies intro
- Managing cauda equina syndrome
- Managing progressive myelopathy
- Spinal cord emergencies quiz
- Neurology Masterclass: Managing Emergencies outro