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General Interest Articles:
The following articles are of general interest. Click the link to visit the article's Webpage:
- HEADACHE
- The headache article covers the following:
- The "pathogenesis" of headache; i.e., outline of the possible causes of headache
- The "clinical presentation" of headache; i.e., some features of headache
- The "red flags" of headache; i.e., some more concerning features of headache
- The "investigation" of headache; i.e., studies used to sort out the possible causes of headache
- Circumstances when a headache sufferer might be referred to a neurosurgeon
- Some pictures/images of certain neurosurgical causes of headaches
- TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
- The traumatic brain injury article covers the following:
- The "epidemiology" of traumatic brain injury; i.e., some relevant population-based statistics
- The "pathogenesis" of traumatic brain injury; i.e., some of the injury mechanisms
- Assessing the severity of traumatic brain injury
- Complications (or problematic consequences) seen in traumatic brain injury patients
- How traumatic brain injury is investigated
- Some key rehabilitation issues in traumatic brain injury patients
- Radiological images of traumatic brain injury
- "Mobile Phones & Brain Tumours" Webpage and its downloadable papers & other links
- HYDROCEPHALUS
- Definition - What is hydrocephalus?
- About cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) - What is cerebrospinal fluid, where is cerebrospinal fluid made and where is it absorbed?
- Causes and classification of hydrocephalus
- Radiological imaging of hydrocephalus (CT and MRI scans)
- Clinical presentation (symptoms and signs that hydrocephalus can present with)
- Investigation of hydrocephalus
- Treatment of hydrocephalus
- Shunt placement
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV)
- Special conditions:
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
- Benign intracranial hypertension (BIHT) or pseudotumor cerebri
- Aqueductal stenosis
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