Hepcidin

The Microcytic anaemia page has been updated with information about hepcidin and its role in iron regulation.

Otitis media

The Ear diseases page has been updated with some revised information about otitis media.

Mastoiditis

The Ear diseases page has been updated with additional information about mastoiditis.

Dynamic visual acuity

A short segment on testing dynamic visual acuity when assessing vestibular function has been added to the Assessment of hearing and vestibular function page.

Multi-detector CT for SAH

The Investigation of SAH page has been updated with new information about the higher sensitivity of multi-detector CT for the diagnosis of SAH. A normal multi-detector CT within 48-72 hours in a non very high risk patient, effectively excludes aneurysmal SAH. Vincent A, et al. Sensitivity of modern multislice CT for subarachnoid haemorrhage at incremental … Read more