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Short neck deformity (Klippel-Feil) is fused cervical vertebrae; short neck; low hairline.
神经外科Fourth ventricular tumor is tumor in fourth ventricle; medulloblastoma/ependymoma; children.
神经外科Lateral ventricular tumor is tumor in lateral ventricle; ependymoma/choroid plexus; children.
神经外科Cerebral thrombosis is arterial thrombosis causing ischemic stroke; atherosclerosis; acute focal deficit.
神经外科Cerebral hemorrhage is intraparenchymal bleeding; hypertension/aneurysm/AVM; acute headache/deficit/LOC.
神经外科Malignant meningioma has features of benign meningioma but gradually undergoes malignant change; recurs locally and may metastasize extracranially. Fast-growing, infiltrates brain with gliosis; repeated surgery leads to malignant change, eventually mening
神经外科Choroid plexus papilloma is a benign tumor of choroid plexus epithelium that secretes CSF; slow-growing, rarely malignant. Ventricular system/cerebellopontine angle; solid, well-demarcated, red granular fronded, may calcify. May cause communicating hydroc
神经外科Glioma arises from neuroglia/ependyma/choroid plexus epithelium (interstitial) or neurons (parenchymal). Most from glia. As tumor enlarges with surrounding edema, ICP rises beyond compensation.
神经外科Pineocytoma arises from pineal parenchymal cells; any age, mostly 25-35; children mostly pineoblastoma; equal sex.
神经外科Pituitary adenoma is a common benign intracranial endocrine tumor. Marie described acromegaly in 1886; Minkowski attributed it to pituitary abnormality in 1887; Benda recognized eosinophil adenoma with acromegaly in 1900 as a true adenohypophyseal tumor.
神经外科Brainstem injury is damage to brainstem, from trauma, life-threatening. ICU/surgery are used.
神经外科Cranial nerve injury is damage to any cranial nerve, from trauma/surgery. Nerve repair/observation are used.
神经外科Facial nerve injury is facial nerve damage, from trauma/surgery. Nerve repair/observation are used.
神经外科Basicranial fracture is skull base fracture, from trauma, with CSF leak. Surgery/observation are used.
神经外科Scalp hematoma is collection of blood under scalp, from trauma. Observation/evacuation are used.
神经外科Spina bifida occulta is occult vertebral arch defect, usually asymptomatic. Observation is used.
神经外科Basilar invagination is upward migration of the odontoid into the foramen magnum, causing neurological compression. Decompression/fusion is used.
神经外科Cerebral venous malformation is a benign developmental venous anomaly, usually asymptomatic and incidental. Observation is used.
神经外科Encephalocele is herniation of brain/meninges through a skull defect, a congenital malformation requiring surgical repair.
神经外科Subgaleal abscess is pus collection under galea aponeurotica; incision+drainage, anti-staph/strep antibiotics, imaging, monitor for extension/osteomyelitis.
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