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The subarachnoid cisterns are spaces formed by openings in the subarachnoid space, an anatomic space in the meninges of the brain. [1] The space is situated between the two meninges, the arachnoid mater and the pia mater.
Medical condition Subarachnoid hemorrhage Other names Subarachnoid haemorrhage CT scan of the brain showing subarachnoid hemorrhage as a white area in the center (marked by the arrow) and stretching into the sulci to either side Pronunciation / ˌ s ʌ b ə ˈ r æ k n ɔɪ d ˈ h ɛ m ər ɪ dʒ / Specialty Neurosurgery, Neurology Symptoms Severe headache of rapid onset, vomiting, decreased ...
Cisternography is a medical imaging technique to examine the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain, and spinal cord. [1] [2] The gold standard for diagnosis of a cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak is CT cisternography. [2] For the diagnosis of a spinal CSF leak radionuclide cisternography also known as radioisotope cisternography is used ...
perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage progressive macular hypomelanosis: PMI: point of maximal impulse or apical beat point of maximal intensity PML: polyoma virus progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy PMP: Pseudomyxoma peritonei: PMN: polymorphonuclear leukocytes, that is, neutrophils PMR: percutaneous myocardial revascularization ...
Senescence, long-term excessive alcohol consumption, dementia, and cerebrospinal fluid leak [3] [4] A subdural hematoma ( SDH ) is a type of bleeding in which a collection of blood —usually but not always associated with a traumatic brain injury —gathers between the inner layer of the dura mater and the arachnoid mater of the meninges ...
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It is more likely to result in death or major disability than ischemic stroke or subarachnoid hemorrhage, and therefore constitutes an immediate medical emergency. Intracerebral hemorrhages and accompanying edema may disrupt or compress adjacent brain tissue, leading to neurological dysfunction.
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