Ventricular system

Abstract: Cystic retrochiasmatic craniopharyngiomas may reach enormous size by expanding into the posterior fossa along the retroclival area, which is very unusual finding. A 5-year-old boy presented with headache for 2 month. On the neurological examination, it was normal. Initial magnetic resonance (MR) images revealed a huge, thin-capsuled multi-cystic mass, which extended around brain stem & extending bilaterally along the base of the middle and posterior cranial fossa. Subtotal excision of the

What is the path of the cerebrospinal fluid from its formation site? Cerebrospinal fluid is a clear, colorless fluid that acts as a cushion to protect and support the brain inside of the skull, while also playing an essential role in the removal of waste products from the brain. It can be found surrounding both the brain and spinal cord. I was motivated to do research on the path that the cerebrospinal fluid takes from its formation site because of its importance in protecting the brain.  Cerebrospinal

MANAGING PAEDIATRIC HYDROCEPHALUS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD The New Thinking INTRODUCTION Hydrocephalus remains a signifiant challenge to neurosurgeons the world over, in particular the developing world. The mainstay of management remains the insertion of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt (VPS). This method is expensive and has significant morbidity and mortality. An ideal treatment method would be to maintain a shunt free environment, however at the same time provide adequate and durable cerebrospinal

For this article review, the assignment was to choose an article from “The Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.” I chose the article “Spina Bifida: A Review of the Importance of Sonography’s Role in Its Detection” written by Elke Wingate, AS, RDMS, RT(R); Jody Hancock, MAED, RDMS, RT(R); Kelley Churchwell, AS, RDMS, RT(R); and Monica Pipkins, RDMS, RVT. In this article, the authors discuss the role of sonography in detecting spina bifida. I chose this article because we briefly talked about

(2016) ran into trouble due to issues of skewness. Thus, the ventricular cerebrospinal fluid had to be transformed using a natural log. This was done so that researchers could approximate a Gaussian distribution. By doing so they found a main effect for diagnosis and an increase in volume for patients suffering from

I was always chosen last for every sport unit we had in gym class. When it came the time to choose me they would even argue about whose team I was on. It always made me think that I couldn’t do anything that required physical work. Overtime it got to me because they would never pass the ball to me even though nobody would be guarding me. This made me believe that all people should be treated equally, no matter their differences. I know what it is like to be made fun of because I always had trouble

Cardiomyopathies (FC) are a collection of cardiac diseases that vary vastly genetically, and pathologically (1, 2). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common form of FC (2). HCM is diagnosed often with left ventricular hypertrophy without a noticeable increase in external load and smaller ventricular cavity, but with a preserved ejection fraction (3). That is, the percent of blood leaving the left ventricle (5) does not change. Other pathologies include interstitial fibrosis, thickening of the media

Cardiac Dysrhythmias: Ventricular Fibrillation According to Brunner et al., the most common dysrhythmia in patients with cardiac arrest is ventricular fibrillation, which is rapid, disorganized ventricular rhythm that causes ineffective quivering of the ventricles. No atrial activity is seen on the ECG. The following characteristics that constitute ventricular fibrillation are, ventricular rate is greater than 300 beats per minute. Ventricular rhythm is extremely irregular and without a specific

Running head: Cardiac Arrest Cardiac Arrest Dylan Noble Utah Valley University Captain Steve Allred Paramedic 3110   Intro “Each year, 326,200 people in the U.S. experience EMS-assessed out-of-hospital non-traumatic sudden cardiac arrest, and nine out of ten victims die.” (www.sca-aware.org 1) This number may seem quite low, but in the end one out of ten lives saved is still better than none. This paper will be going over a scenario involving a real patient and what things could have been

Cardiac arrest management is an ever evolving system, based on expanding science and technology that allows for the lay rescuer, or the seasoned paramedic to try and bring back someone whose heart has stopped. This paper will explore the history and general practices of Advanced Cardiac Life Support – or ACLS – as well as basic techniques, and how it has helped to improve survival rates in sudden arrest victims, as well as if there are better ways to tackle issues involving the correct or incorrect