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MRI – For lesion of the nervous system CT scan – For osseous or bony lesion
Ultrasonography = degree of the origin of the internal carotid artery |
MR Angiography = Extracranial carotid and vertebral circulation
Cranial CT Scan = Evolution of an acute change in mental status, focal neurological findings, acute trauma to the brain and spine
Myelography = dX of spinal cord and canal diseases
Angiography = Intracranial small vessels
EEG = Brain death and seizure disorders |
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Visual evoked potentials (EVP) = Visual pathways anterior to the optic chiasm and optic nerve
Brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) = Acoustic neuroma, brainstem, and coma
Somato-sensory potentials (SSEPs) = Afferent pathways and Multiple sclerosis |
Electromyography – nerve conduction velocities (EMG- NCV) = Motor dysfunction (neurogenic or myopathic)
Lumbar puncture * g22 needle * L3- L4 * NV: 180 mmH20 |
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Terms: Aphasia = Inability to understand language * Broca (Motor) = Nonfluent, intact understanding * Wernicke's sensory = Fluent, does not understand |
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