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MetastasesMeningiomaPituitary adenoma 30-50%20-30%20-30%10-15% CraniopharyngiomaLymphomaAcoustic neuromaPinealomaColloid cyst 2-5%1%<1%<1%<1% CLINICAL FEATURES Intracranial tumours in Africa are characterised by late presentation with on average a 2 year delay before diagnosis and a high…

Figure 18.1 Clinical features NF type 1 Table 18.2 Diagnostic criteria for NF1 Criteria: a diagnosis of NF type 1 is met if any two or more of the following…

12/100,000 (adults) 5-40% (children)10-70% (adults) Opportunistic infections in HIVcryptococcustoxoplasmosisTB 5-700,000 50%10-20%>50% CNS TB (non HIV) 30,000 20-30% Cerebral malaria >0.5 million 10-20% Human African trypanosomiasis 40,000-300,000 20-30% Tetanus 100,000 40-60%…

Figure 14.1 Parkinson’s disease Figure 14.2 Parkinson’s disease Causes The underlying cause of most cases of PD is not known and the term idiopathic PD is used to describe the…

Figure 5.1 Circle of Willis. Angiogram of circle of Willis (COW). Normal (right). Figure 5.2 Territories supplied by main cerebral arteries Figure 5.3 Infarction in territories of the main cerebral…

Figure 13.1 Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy Figure 13.2 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy Key points muscular dystrophies are uncommon in adults two main types, limb girdle and facioscapulohumeral the pattern of muscle weakness…

Figure 9.1 The reticular activating system Figure 9.2 Sites that produce loss of consciousness Figure 9.3 Sites that produce loss of consciousness Figure 9.4 Encephalopathy diffuse Table 9.1 Main disorders…

(all causes) 2 % @ 65 yrs33% >85 yrs 100% progressive loss of two or more intellectual functions (e.g. memory, language), sufficient to disrupt daily life Alzheimer’s disease 1.5% @…

Figure 3.1 Deaths caused by neurological disorders Disability Disability can be defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Disabilities can be…