Arachnoid cyst images
2 CT images of an arachnoid cyst have been added to the Cerebral tumours page.
Neurology
Bell’s palsy
The Assessment of facial weakness page has been updated with additional information about Bell’s palsy.
Dextromethorphan/quinidine for agitated dementia
The Altered mental state page has been updated with information about the use of dextromethorphan/quinidine for behavioural control. Cummings, JL, Lyketsos, CG, Peskind, ER, et al. Effect of Dextromethorphan-Quinidine on Agitation in Patients With Alzheimer Disease Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2015;314(12):1242-54. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26393847.
Neuroimaging of children with a first non-provoked seizure
The Assessment of isolated seizures page has been updated with additional information about the role of neuroimaging in children following a first non-provoked seizure.
MRI of cerebellar infarction
An MRI demonstrating a cerebellar infarct has been added to the Stroke syndromes page.
Dense basilar artery sign
A plain CT image demonstrating a dense basilar artery sign has been added to the Stroke syndromes page.
Assessment of vision in young children
The Assessment of vision page has been updated with some additional information about the assessment of vision in young children following a recent BMJ article on the subject. Blaikie, AJ, Dutton, GN. How to assess eyes and vision in infants and preschool children. BMJ 2015;350:h1716.
Clot retrieval in stroke
The Stroke management page has been updated with a new summary of the results and implications of the many endovascular clot retrieval trials recently published.
sBP target of < 140mmHg in primary ICH
The Stroke management page has been updated to reflect the new sBP target of <140mmHg in patients with primary ICH.
Aneurysmal SAH epidemiology
The Subarachnoid haemorrhage page has been updated with some additional details about the epidemiology and natural history of intracerebral aneurysms following a recent guideline published on the topic. Thompson BG, Brown RD, Jr., Amin-Hanjani S, et al. Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American … Read more
Encephalitis
The Encephalitis page has been extensively revised and added to following the recent publication of Australasian guidelines on the subject in the MJA.
ICH BP management
The Stroke management page has just been updated to reflect the recent recommendation to lower sBP to < 140mmHg in patients with ICH and no contra-indications.
Glass eye CT
A CT image of a glass eye has been added to the Pupillary abnormalities page.
Investigation of ICH
Some additional information about the investigation of intracerebral haemorrhage has been added to the Intracerebral haemorrhage page.
Differential diagnosis of thunderclap headache
A focused list of the differential diagnoses of a thunderclap headache has been added to the Subarachnoid haemorrhage page.
Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome
A short segment on Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome has been added to the Subarachnoid haemorrhage page.
Inflammatory myopathies page
A new page called Inflammatory myopathies has been created and a small segment on Necrotising inflammatory myopathy has been added to it.
Inclusion body myositis
A segment on Inclusion body myositis has been added to the new Inflammatory myopathies page page.
Isolated seizures
The Management of isolated seizures page has been updated with additional information regarding prognosis.
Trigeminal neuralgia
The Secondary headaches page has been updated with additional information about the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, especially neurosurgical techniques of treatment.