Critical Findings in Neuroradiology



This book provides clear guidance as to which neuroradiological findings in ill or injured patients should be immediately communicated by radiologists and trainees to the emergency room and referring physicians in order to facilitate key decisions and eliminate preventable errors. It offers a practical and illustrative approach that identifies what to look for and how to report it and describes the required follow-up and the most common differential diagnoses of the main critical findings in neuroradiology. The book is distinctive in being written from a “critical findings perspective”, which makes its content more practical and memorable than that of a standard Emergency Neuroradiology textbook. It also illustrates the value of developing algorithmic approaches to report and communicate critical findings based on lists. While the book will appeal to a broad and variable audience, it is especially addressed to radiology training programs and will be a “must read” for residents and fellows in training.
Table of contents : 
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cerebral Edema....Pages 3-12
Cerebral Herniation....Pages 13-19
Intracranial Hypotension (Hypovolemia) Syndrome....Pages 21-27
Ischemic Stroke in Adults....Pages 29-44
Ischemic Stroke in Children....Pages 45-53
Hypoxic–Ischemic Injuries....Pages 55-65
Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage....Pages 67-79
Remote Cerebellar Hemorrhages....Pages 81-84
Brain Vascular Malformations....Pages 85-92
Venous Thrombosis....Pages 93-102
Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas....Pages 103-112
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 113-119
Incorrectly Clipped/Coiled Aneurysms....Pages 121-127
Brain Death....Pages 129-139
Meningitis, Empyema, and Brain Abscess in Adults....Pages 141-154
Meningitis, Empyema, and Brain Abscess in Children....Pages 155-163
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)....Pages 165-172
Metabolic Brain Disorders in Children....Pages 173-186
Basal Ganglia and Thalamic Lesions....Pages 187-199
Acute Temporal Lobe Lesions....Pages 201-210
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Traumatic Brain Injuries....Pages 211-217
Epidural Hematoma....Pages 219-224
Subdural Hematoma....Pages 225-230
Pneumocephalus....Pages 231-237
Child Abuse....Pages 239-246
Pediatric Skull Fractures....Pages 247-253
Hydrocephalus in Children....Pages 255-263
Retained Foreign Bodies....Pages 265-272
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Preseptal Orbital Cellulitis in Children....Pages 275-278
Postseptal Orbital Cellulitis in Children....Pages 279-283
Invasive Fungal Sinusitis....Pages 285-291
Temporal Bone Infections....Pages 293-300
Petrous Apicitis....Pages 301-305
External Malignant Otitis....Pages 307-312
Ludwig’s Angina....Pages 313-317
Retropharyngeal Abscess in Children....Pages 319-323
Lemierre Syndrome....Pages 325-329
Epiglottitis....Pages 331-334
Orbital Trauma....Pages 335-341
Temporal Bone Fractures....Pages 343-348
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Penetrating Neck Trauma....Pages 349-353
Laryngeal Fractures....Pages 355-359
Extracranial Artery Dissections....Pages 361-368
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Nontraumatic Vertebral Collapse....Pages 371-380
Spinal Cord Compression....Pages 381-394
Spinal Hemorrhage in Adults: Extramedullary, Extradural, and Intramedullary....Pages 395-404
Spinal Hemorrhage in Children: Extramedullary, Extradural, and Intramedullary....Pages 405-412
Spinal Cord Infarction....Pages 413-426
Spinal Cord Masses in Adults....Pages 427-437
Spinal Cord Masses in Children....Pages 439-446
Spondylodiscitis....Pages 447-454
Spinal Fractures in Adults....Pages 455-463
Adult Spinal Ligamentous Injuries....Pages 465-475
Pediatric Vertebral Fractures....Pages 477-483
Pediatric Spinal Ligamentous Injuries....Pages 485-491
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries....Pages 493-500
SCIWORA....Pages 501-507
Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas....Pages 509-514
Misplaced Spinal Hardware....Pages 515-521
Back Matter....Pages 523-535