NEUROLOGY

“Hair on End”

Aug 7, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on “Hair on End”

“Hair on End” Miral D. Jhaveri, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Anemias Thalassemia Sickle Cell Disease Hereditary Spherocytosis Hemangioma, Skull Metastases, Skull Less Common Neuroblastoma, Metastatic Iron Deficiency Anemia Cyanotic Congenital…

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Scalp Mass

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Scalp Mass Miral D. Jhaveri, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Subgaleal Hematoma Foreign Body Lipoma Sebaceous Cyst Metastases, Skull Less Common Dermoid Cyst Epidermal Inclusion Cyst Basal Cell Carcinoma Squamous Cell…

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Multiple Lucent Skull Lesions

Aug 3, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Multiple Lucent Skull Lesions

Multiple Lucent Skull Lesions Miral D. Jhaveri, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Skull Normal Variants Venous Lakes Emissary Veins, Transcranial Arachnoid Granulations Prominent Convolutional Markings Parietal Foramina Treatment-Related Burr Holes Surgical…

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Thin Skull, Localized

Aug 3, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Thin Skull, Localized

Thin Skull, Localized Miral D. Jhaveri, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Skull Normal Variants Parietal Thinning Squamous Temporal, Occipital Bones Arachnoid Cyst Mega Cisterna Magna Less Common Slow Growing Neoplasm Oligodendroglioma…

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Skull Normal Variants

Aug 3, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Skull Normal Variants

Skull Normal Variants Miral D. Jhaveri, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Skull Normal Variants Arachnoid Granulations, Calvarium Vascular Grooves Venous Lakes Emissary Veins Parietal Thinning Asymmetric Marrow, Petrous Apex Asymmetric Foramina…

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Neuroethics

Aug 2, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Neuroethics

Neuroethics Research in normal and abnormal brain function raises challenging ethical issues that have spawned a field of scholarship called “neuroethics.”1 Although this classification is of recent vintage, ethical problems…

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Clinical Research

Aug 2, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Clinical Research

Clinical Research The conduct of clinical research introduces a unique set of ethical issues that stem from using humans as research subjects.1 An ethical maxim of human dignity famously emphasized…

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HIV and AIDS

Aug 2, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on HIV and AIDS

HIV and AIDS Despite its familiarity, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been recognized as a clinical entity only since 1981. In slightly more than a quarter-century, AIDS has grown from…

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Neurogenetic Testing and Treatment

Aug 2, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Neurogenetic Testing and Treatment

Neurogenetic Testing and Treatment The study of ethical issues in neurogenetics has a long history. The field of human biochemical genetics began with the publication of Inborn Errors of Metabolism…

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Mental Retardation

Aug 2, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Mental Retardation

Mental Retardation Ethical issues arise in the care of children and adults with mental retardation as a consequence of retarded patients’ irreversible brain damage, limited functional and intellectual potential, incapacity…

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