Post-Traumatic Headache Management
Post Traumatic Headaches are being seen increasingly in the Emergency Department. Let's look at some treatment options.
Localizing CNS tumors based on symptoms
Just a quick reference to cardinal signs and symptoms associated with CNS tumors in various locations.
Symptoms associated with brain tumors in children
Learn which symptoms are more likely to be associated with central nervous system masses in children - especially based on the age of the patient.
Spinal cord injury syndromes
Another quick reference since these seem to show up on board exams from time to time. The bottom line in any suspected spinal cord injury is immobilization of the C spine with a semirigid collar, and keeping the patient supine. Steroids haven't been proven to be necessarily beneficial, and MRI is the imaging test of choice. Central cord syndrome Incomplete [...]
Medical Video Review Live Tweet: Elevated intracranial pressure
Check out the series of tweets from today's lecture on elevated intracranial pressure by Mary Frey, RN and Andrea Rinderknecht, MD at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the Division of Emergency Medicine. Check out these tweets for a summary of the many high yield teaching points. [View the story "Medical Video Review Live Tweet: Elevated intracranial pressure" on Storify]
Briefs: Shunts gone bad!
This edition of Briefs focuses on CSF shunt malfunctions and infections. It is such a big (and important) topic in the pediatric ED that I thought it share all of what I've learned via a presentation. Enjoy!
