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 ℓ́ℓcritical findings perspectiveℓ́ℓ, 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 ℓ́ℓmust readℓ́ℓ for residents and fellows in training 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 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 ĺlcritical findings perspectiveĺl, 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 ĺlmust readĺl for residents and fellows in training