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Abstract
In papers published in 1891 and 1894, pathologist Dr. Hans von Chiari described a series of hindbrain malformations now known as the Chiari malformations. The traditional definitions went unchallenged for over 100 years. […]
A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a procedure in which spinal fluid is removed from the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region of the spine. It is often ordered to check for infection, rule out certain diseases, or to detect and/or treat elevations in spinal […]
Cine MRI (as in cinema) is taken the same way a traditional MRI is, with the addition of either a wristband or EKG leads on the patient’s chest to measure the heart rate. Each time your heart beats, the cerebrospinal fluid is forced out of […]
By Dr. Watson. Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Washington (UW) and Co-director of the UW Sleep Disorders Center at Harborview.
By Dr. John Heiss, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
By: Diane Mueller, ND, RN, C-FNP
By John Oró, MD
by Dr Arnold Menezes Professor of Neurosurgery University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and member of the ASAP Medical Advisory Board
by Dr.Edward Benzel. A neurosurgeon and Director of Spinal Disorders at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, and member of ASAP's Medical Advisory Board.
