MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brainstem'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:35:11 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934172&cid=t_240264_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FMexheSqEmG4%2F illustrated in a single diagram...why and how? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934172 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:50:01 +0100 4934172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893457&cid=t_240264_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FSen8YuWqphg%2F Some fun figures well worth engraving on the surface of your encephalon if you're an emergency or critical care doc in this week's FFFF. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893457 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:23 +0100 4893457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710495&cid=t_240264_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fneurosurgeons-drs-rafael-tamargo-ian-suk-find-hidden-brain-da-vinci-painting%2F Johns Hopkins neurosurgeons Drs. Rafael Tamago and Ian Suk have discovered that Leonardo Da Vinci hid a picture of a complete brainstem in the neck contures of the painted image of God on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710495 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:59:35 +0100 3710495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3569900&cid=t_240264_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F17%2Fgrateful-and-depressed-you-can-be-both%2F In his book “What Happy People Know,” Dan Baker argues that you can’t be in a state of appreciation and fear, or anxiety, at the same time. “During active appreciation,” Baker writes, “the threatening messages from your amygdala [fear center of the brain] and the anxious instincts of your brainstem are cut off, suddenly and surely, from access to your brain’s neocortex, where they can fester, replicate themselves, and turn your stream of thoughts into a cold river of dread. It is a fact of neurology that the brain cannot be in a state of appreciation and a state of fear at the same time. The two states may alternate, but are mutually exclusive.” Other studies have also highlighted how gratitude can buffer you from the blues, promote optimism,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3569900 Mon, 17 May 2010 10:05:47 +0100 3569900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420415&cid=t_240264_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2010%2F03%2F30%2Ffamily-sky-dives-for-boy-who-died-of-brain-cancer%2F Filed under: Brain CancerJacob Taylor, a nine-year-old from Deer Park, Ohio, wanted to sky dive before he died, but never had the chance. Diagnosed with a rare brain cancer 10 months ago, the boy's health quickly eroded to the point where jumping was no longer an option. Instead, his family jumped in his honor on the first Saturday after he died. "Jump for Jacob," the unconventional memorial service at Hook Field, allowed Jacob's mother, grandmother and other relatives to sky dive in honor of the youngster. According to KYpost.com, John Hart of Team Fastrax led the jumpers in a prayer before they took off, saying "Heavenly Father, thank you for this day, the opportunity to jump with our teammate, Jacob. It's something that we've always wanted to do. Jacob, we know you're with us. We... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420415 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3420415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405173&cid=t_240264_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F05%2Fusing-the-brainstem-2%2F Even more scenarios designed to test drive Gates’ Brainstem Rules of 4 (helpful figures here): Scenario 5 You are examining a patient with sudden onset right-sided weakness. These are your clinical examination findings: weakness of the right face, upper and lower limbs. failure of abduction of the left eye. loss of vibration and proprioception in the right upper and lower [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405173 Wed, 13 May 2009 21:00:23 +0100 2405173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405174&cid=t_240264_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F05%2Fhelpful-brainstem-figures%2F References Gates, P. The rule of 4 of the brainstem: a simplified method for understanding brainstem anatomy and brainstem vascular syndromes for the non-neurologist. Internal Medicine Journal 2005; 35: 263-266 [pubmed] Goldberg, S. Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple. MedMaster Series, 2000 Edition. [betterworldbooks] ‘Life in the Fast Lane’ links Brainstem Rules of 4 Helpful Brainstem Figures Using the Brainstem 1 [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405174 Tue, 12 May 2009 21:00:55 +0100 2405174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405175&cid=t_240264_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F05%2Fusing-the-brainstem-1%2F As promised here are some scenarios to try out Gates’ Brainstem Rules of 4 (helpful figures here): Scenario 1 You are examining a patient with sudden onset left-sided weakness. These are your clinical examination findings: weakness of the left upper and lower limbs, with sparing of the face. tongue deviation to the right, with no ophthalmoplegia. loss of vibration and [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405175 Tue, 12 May 2009 20:59:15 +0100 2405175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405176&cid=t_240264_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F05%2Fbrainstem-rules-of-4%2F Hands up who enjoyed learning the anatomy of the brainstem in medical school? Hmm, thought so. Cross-sections of the brainstem. A. Rostral midbrain, B. caudal midbrain, C. Pons, D. Rostral medulla, E. Caudal medulla. A= nucleus ambiguus, ML= medial lemniscus, S= nucleus solitarius, SC= Spinothalamic tract, numbers 3-12 refer to cranial nerves. (From Stephen Goldberg’s wondrous book [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405176 Sun, 10 May 2009 21:00:55 +0100 2405176 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1688917&cid=t_240264_115_f&fid=34670&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsumerdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fcoronal-diffusion-weighted-imaging.html Coronal DW-EPI can more easily demarcate ischemia in the brainstem and/or cerebellum than axial scans when susceptibility artifacts are present as in this case wherein axial DW scan was read as equivocal while coronal DWI confirms the acute infarction. Coronal scans also demonstrate the site and direction of the pyramidal tract and its anatomical correlation with the lesions.Dr.Sumer K Sethi, MDSr Consultant Radiologist ,VIMHANS and CEO-Teleradiology Providers Editor-in-chief, The Internet Journal of Radiology Director, DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences) From Sumer's Radiology Site http://www.sumerdoc.blogspot.com -The Top Radiology Magazine. Mail us at teleradproviders@gmail.com (Source: Sumer's Radiology Site) Sumer's Radiology Site blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1688917 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:37:00 +0100 1688917