Studies

October 27, 2021

Spinal Embolization Treats Aggressive Compressive T3 Vertebral Body Hemangioma

In 2016, a 54-year-old man presented with mid-thoracic back pain and was found, by imaging, to have a presumed T3 vertebral body hemangioma. He was neurologically […]
October 27, 2021

Octogenarian with mild dizziness and headache

Figure 1. A) 6 weeks post mild trauma B) 4 weeks post mild trauma demonstrate stable subacute subdural collections with mild growth and sulcal effacement. The […]
October 27, 2021

Symptomatic Near-Occlusion of the Carotid Artery

Educational Goals: Learners will be able to recognize the symptoms that may suggest Perfusion Failure secondary to severe Carotid Artery Stenosis, and order appropriate tests to […]
October 27, 2021

55 year old woman with one year of progressive hearing loss in the left ear / Acoustic Neuroma

Nomenclature: While these tumors are generally referred to as “acoustic neuromas”, it is understood that these are generally, in reality, “vestibular schwannomas”. The tumor arises from […]
October 27, 2021

50 year old man with new onset aphasia and a left frontal mass / Brain Abscess

Image 1: Pre-treatment axial post contrast MRI. Because the lesion was sizeable, and causing much mass effect, and the diagnosis was unclear, and the patient was […]
October 27, 2021

Right Vertebral Artery Compression Syndrome

Educational Goals: Learners will be able to recognize the symptoms that may suggest Vertebral-Basilar Insufficiency, and appropriately refer these patients to appropriate imaging, testing, and subspecialist […]
October 27, 2021

Fusionless Cervical Spine Surgery for Herniated Disc

By the time she was seen by Dr. Imani, the patient’s pain in her left arm increased to 8 out of 10 and was causing significant […]
October 27, 2021

55 year old woman with balance problems and a large left frontal mass / Cystic Meningioma

Fig 1. A) Pre-operative, post-contrast, coronal MRI. Arrow points to tumor involvement in the superior sagittal sinus. Cystic Meningiomas: Sometimes meningiomas can have partly cystic (fluid) […]
October 27, 2021

74 Year Old Woman with Occipital Headaches

Presentation: This is a 74 year old woman with a long standing history of migraine headaches. She would get about one headache per year. For the […]