Brain Flashcards
Most common extra axial tumor?
Meningioma
Most common site of metastasis in brain?
Parenchyma
Most common mass in aids
Toxoplasmosis
How to differentiate between lymphoma and toxo
1- Thallium avid lymphoma
2- lymphoma increased perfusion,toxo opposite
Most common solid pineal mass
Germinoma
Amyloid angiopathy definitve diagnosis
Biopsy
Herpes encephalitis diagnosis
Csf sampling with PCR for HSV dna
Avm treatment
Liquid embolics , resection
Diagnose PML
Jc polyomavirus antigen
Most common location of av fistula
Transverse and sigmoid sinuses
Hemimegalencephaly associations
Nf1
TS
Klippel trenaunay weber
Next step hemimegalencephaly
Always check contrlateral side. If affected surgery is contraindicated
Most common herniation
Subfalcine
HIE most sensitive sequences in first few hours
DWI and spectroscopy
TRx of septic emboli
Antibiotics 4-6 weeks
Rupture immediate closure