Episode 63: The Head CT
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A PODCAST LECTURE BY CASEY ALBIN
01/11/22
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SPEAKER Bio
Casey Albin
Casey Albin is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine. She completed a Neurology Residency and Medical Simulation Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She then completed a Neurocritical Care Fellowship at Emory University. Casey’s interests include the use of simulation in neurology and shared decision making in critical care. She is passionate about improving the care of neurocritically ill patients through FOAMed.
LECTURE SUMMARY
This talk highlights how a quick scroll through a non contrasted head CT can provide important information about the severity of illness. We review normal anatomy and easily recognized distorsions of neuroanatomy that suggest severe brain injury and impending herniation. The talk focuses on how these brain injured patients can be managed to prevent further injury and how simple bedside exams findings coupled with neuroradiologic findings can guide bedside management.
lEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:
Review the important neuroanatomical structures as they relate to distinguishing normal from severe neuropathology
Review features and management of hydrocephalus
Review features of 5 herniation syndromes
Discuss management of intracranial hypertension