© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Abhishek Agrawal and Gavin Britz (eds.)Emergency Approaches to Neurosurgical Conditions10.1007/978-3-319-10693-9_12 12. Neuro-Interventional Management of a Stroke Jan Vargas1 , Alejandro M. Spiotta2, Raymond Turner3, Imran Chaudry4 and Aquilla S. Turk1 (1) Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Medical…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Abhishek Agrawal and Gavin Britz (eds.)Emergency Approaches to Neurosurgical Conditions10.1007/978-3-319-10693-9_13 13. Symptoms and Signs to Look for After a Spinal Cord Injury Graham H. Creasey1 (1) Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School…
Figure 11.1 Summary of evaluation and treatment of stroke. aPatients and family should call 911 and let EMS transport patient to the emergency room as this triggers certain protocols and…
Common Symptoms of CMI and Syringomyelia CMI may cause specific symptoms related to CMI, and generalized symptoms that are often hard to associate only with CMI. Headaches and or neck…
Tumor location Definition Common symptoms Supratentorial Upper part of the brain Headache Seizure Paralysis (opposite side of body) Speech and language difficulty Personality or memory change Posterior fossa Lower part…
Premature infants Full-term infants Older children Apnea Irritability Headache Bradycardia (i.e., low heart rate) Vomiting Vomiting Tense fontanelle Drowsiness Lethargy Distended scalp veins Macrocephaly Diplopia Globoid head shape Distended scalp…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Abhishek Agrawal and Gavin Britz (eds.)Emergency Approaches to Neurosurgical Conditions10.1007/978-3-319-10693-9_5 5. Congenital Neurosurgical Problems Herbert Edgar Fuchs1 (1) Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA Herbert Edgar Fuchs Email:…
Figure 2.1 Artist’s illustration of a large malignant brain tumor (green area) in the parietal region of the brain. The pressure over the normal brain is so severe that is…
