Fellows’ Journal Club October 2014 (1 of 3) The authors assessed patterns of skull fractures that could play a role in the development of delayed epidural hematoma. All patients who developed a delayed epidural hematoma had a contralateral calvarial fracture
Fellows’ Journal Club September 2014 (3 of 3) HASTE DWI was used to examine 16 patients before cholesteatoma surgery and the findings were compared with those seen intraoperatively. HASTE DWI showed 90% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% positive predictive value, and
Fellows’ Journal Club September 2014 (2 of 3) Imaging findings in 45 patients with eclampticposterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome were assessed. The most common affected areas were the occipital, parietal, frontal, and temporal lobes. Serum creatinine, uric acid, and lactate dehydrogenase
Fellows’ Journal Club September 2014 (1 of 3) These authors found that increased cerebral blood flow and volume were seen in the basal ganglia of 4.3% of patients with ischemic strokes with CT perfusion. All patients had underlying MCA occlusions,
Fellows’ Journal Club August 2014 (3 of 3) Because FLAIR high signal intensity in occluded arteries occurs elsewhere in the brain, these authors analyzed the signal of the basilar artery in 20 instances of occlusion in a group of patients
Fellows’ Journal Club August 2014 (2 of 3) The prevalence, imaging appearance, presumed source, treatment, and outcome of patients with calcified cerebral emboli on CT were assessed in 22 cases seen by the authors and in 48 from the literature.
Fellows’ Journal Club August 2014 (1 of 3) These authors attempted to determine the time between identification of a critical finding and verbal communication with the primary caregiver. Ninety-one critical findings identified by trainees and attending physicians were analyzed. The
Fellows’ Journal Club July 2014 (3 of 3) Over 800 AVMs were retrospectively reviewed to determine if clinical and angioarchitectural features varied between children and adults. The authors found that hemorrhages and exclusively deep venous drainage were more common in
Fellows’ Journal Club July 2014 (2 of 3) More than 100 conservatively managed nonstroke dissecting vertebrobasilar artery aneurysms were followed on average for 3 years. Ninety-seven percent of patients remained clinically unchanged and the 3 patients who deteriorated clinically had
Fellows’ Journal Club July 2014 (1 of 3) These authors seek to establish the imaging features that would allow classification of medulloblastomas according to their genetic attributes. In nearly 100 tumors they found that groups 3 and 4 occurred predominantly
