Cases

Cases

Instructions

Listed below are a series of cases that highlight important concepts in neuroimaging. To view cases, click on the text box on the left. On the right you will find a brief clinical history for each patient.

HPI: 49 yo woman presents with left hemiplegia which began 1 hour prior to admission

HPI: 16 year old boy hit in the head with a baseball

HPI: 53 yo woman presents to the emergency room with the worst headache of her life.

HPI: 50 year old male smoker who presents with a gradual onset of frontal headaches and new onset seizures

HPI: 12 yo boy presents with chronic intermittant headaches & n/v for 1 year. He now presents with difficulty walking.

HPI: 23 year old woman with right eye pain, visual loss, parasthesias.

HPI: 43 year old male presents with fevers and seizures.

HPI: 32 year old female with low back pain who now presents with saddle anesthesia.

Disclaimer: The materials here serve only as general guidelines. Institutions, hospitals, and practitioners differ in their specific practices. No part of this curriculum is intended to replace proper medical training through graded supervision.