Benign Intracranial Hypertension

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In Our Own Words

A short movie about the experience of intracranial hypertension

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at the cribriform plate Failure to recognize that these are encephaloceles could be disastrous Failure to diagnose benign intracranial hypertension may result in recurrence

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Images Click to view larger image Alternative Names benign intracranial hypertension

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abnormally developed spinal cord Myelocele= abnormal development of bony arch of spinal cord with exposure of abnormally developed spinal cord Zen Seeker S L 456 457 Neural tube defects are the most common form of developmental abnormality of the CNS Defects in the closure of the neural tube are the most common cause of congenital

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Hirano bodies spongiform

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termed anticipation Now that the gene has been identified confident genetic testing for the disease is possible with all the attendant ethical and social implications atrophy of the caudate nucleus Alzheimer s disease

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loss of pigmentation in substantia nigra damage and death of the dopaminergic pigmented neurons Huntington s disease

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widespread neurotransmitter defects particularly loss of acetylcholine from the cortex Treatment protocols that supplement cholinergic transmission have shown promising results in trials neuritic plaques

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granulovacuolar generation Hirano bodies

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as mild weakness in one limb There is then progression to severe paralysis with loss of swallowing and respiration leading to death in 2 3 years The cause of the disease is unknown Different sub types related to the loss of different groups of motor neurons

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A male suffering with a headache A headache is pain in the cranial region that may occur as an isolated and benign symptom or as a manifestation of a wide variety of conditions

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amyloid angiopathy granulovacuolar generation

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the process and consequences of cerebral herniation Note you do not have to distinguish between the four types of cerebral herniation listed in the textbook Zen Seeker S L 434 Expanding intracranial lesions cause raised intracranial pressure The cranial cavity is divided into three spaces by the falx and tenorium cerebelli If a lesion expands

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is compression of the ventricles with descent of the thalamus and midbrain through the tentorial hiatus This causes tearing of vessels in the midbrain with secondary hemorrhage a Subfalcial cingulate herniation b uncal herniation c downward central transtentorial herniation

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neuritic plaques neurofibrillary tangles

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A picture of a male patient with headache Headache is defined as pain in the cranial region that may occur as an isolated and benign symptom or as a manifestation of a wide variety of

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neurofibrillary tangles amyloid angiopathy

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in about 1 in 1000 births Some cases have stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius some have associated Arnold Chiari malformation page 457 and some are inherited as an X linked trait Note that there are grades 1 4 and the book describes type 2

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