Nervous System

Nervous System

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Roni F. Zeiger, MD

Tutorials, Cases, and Other Clinical Resources

Neurologic Exam Tutorial - University of Utah
An outstanding resource for students and clinicians on the neurologic exam, including cranial nerves, coordination, and gait exam. Each section includes clinical images and videos of examinations of normal and abnormal patients.

Gait Disorders Tutorial - McGill University
A tutorial including videos of patients with normal gait, Parkinson's disease, hemiplegia, and foot drop.

Parkinson's Disease Online Tutorial - University of Birmingham, UK
An excellent overview of Parkinson's disease, including video clips of affected patients.

Neuromuscular Disease Center - Washington University
Well-categorized information on most neuromuscular, spinal, and cerebellar disorders. The site also offers guidelines for neuromuscular evaluation and autoantibody testing, as well as a large collection of patient information.

Subdural Hematoma Demonstration Case - Brigham and Women's Hospital
A case-report including CT images of a patient with a subdural hematoma. It is instructive to compare this case with the case of an epidural hematoma.

Epidural Hematoma Demonstration Case - Brigham and Women's Hospital
A case-report including CT images of a patient with a epidural hematoma. It is instructive to compare this case with the case of an subdural hematoma.

Acute Cerebral Infarction Demonstration Case - Brigham and Women's Hospital
A case-report including CT images of a patient with acute cerebral infarction (stroke).

Diagnosis of Disk Disease - University of Iowa Virtual Hospital
This teaching module on the diagnosis of disk disease demonstrates MRI images of disk bulges, protrusions, and extrusions.

Neuroanatomy Tutorial - University of Utah
Labeled images of anatomic sections and MRIs comprise this excellent neuroanatomy tutorial.

Atlases of the Brain - University of Utah
Annotated atlases of the brain including photos of anatomic sections and MRI images.

The Whole Brain Atlas - Harvard University
This site provides an atlas of normal brain anatomy, as well as the pathology of cerebrovascular disease, brain tumors, chronic degenerative diseases, and inflammatory and infectious diseases of the brain. Includes high-quality still images and MPEG movies of various brain imaging modalities.

Neurology Guidelines - National Guideline Clearinghouse
Over 200 neurology guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse.

Neurology Guidelines - American Academy of Neurology
Guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology on a variety of topics such as the diagnosis of autism and the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

Resources Primarily for Patients

Patient Information - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Useful summaries for patients on over 100 neurologic disorders. A great place for patients to start reading about stroke, transient ischemic attacks, or other disorders.

Neurological and Neuromuscular Disorders Patient Information - New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
A wealth of well-organized and useful links about neurologic and neuromuscular disorders. Topics range from Alzheimer's disease and Bell's palsy to Tourette syndrome and trigeminal neuralgia.

Brain & Nervous System Disorders - American Academy of Family Physicians
An excellent patient resource on topics including stroke, concussion, migraine, Parkinson's disease, and epilepsy.

Patient Information on Neurologic Diseases - Medline Plus
Reliable patient information from MedLine Plus on a variety of neurologic diseases. Also included are links to MedlinePlus pages on neuromuscular disorders, Parkinson's disease, and other specific disorders.

Headache Self-Care Flowchart - American Academy of Family Physicians
This flowchart guides patients through an algorithm for headaches. It suggests management of simple problems and when to seek medical attention.

Brain Tumors - Clinical Trials and Patient Information
An up-to-date database of ongoing clinical trials and noteworthy treatments for many different brain tumors sorted by tumor type, location, eligibility criteria, and treatment modality. There is also a review of brain tumors for patients and links to other relevant sites.

Neurosurgeon.com
Patient oriented reviews of topics such as carpal tunnel syndrome, hydrocephalus, and spinal stenosis. Also includes links to neuroradiology libraries with images of CT and MRI scans of strokes and other disorders.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Medline Plus
Trusted information about the human form of mad cow disease.

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