Stroke
The Stroke page has been reorganised and updated.
Neurology
CSF lactate in meningitis
A short segment on CSF lactate has been added to the Meningitis page.
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension
A new page called Intracranial hypotension has been created, and a new segment about spontaneous intracranial hypotension has been added to it.
Polio
A small page about Polio has been created.
Spina bifida occulta Xray
An Xray demonstrating spina bifida occulta of C2 has been added to the Non traumatic spinal cord disorders page.
Quinolone peripheral neuropathy
A minor addition has been made about Quinolone induced peripheral neuropathy on the Sulphonamides and fluoroquinolones page.
Fourth nerve palsy
Some additional information about 4th Nerve palsy has been added to the Abnormal eye movements page.
Spinal vs vertebral segments
The Spinal cord injury page has been updated with additional information about the difference between vertebral, spinal and radiological levels in spinal cord injury.
Sites of cerebral aneurysms
An image demonstrating the commonest sites for cerebral aneurysms has been added to the Subarachnoid haemorrhage page.
Peripheral reflex levels
An image demonstrating the spinal levels of the peripheral reflexes has been added to the Peripheral nervous system examination page.
Eye movements diagram
A new image demonstrating the action of the extra-ocular muscles in various positions of the eye has been added to the Eye movement screening page.
Extra-ocular muscle movement screening
The Abnormal eye movements page has been updated with additional information about the muscles responsible for eye movements in various positions of the eyes.
Cerebral venous sinuses
The Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis page has been updated with an image of the anatomy of the cerebral venous sinuses.
IV valproate and levetiracetam
The Anti-convulsants for immediate seizure control page has been updated with information about IV valproate and levetiracetam.
Definition of epilepsy
The Seizures page has been updated with the International League Against Epilepsy’s 2014 definition of epilepsy.