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Parietal lobe / 217-N-PA-8
Art.Nr.: 217-N-PA-8 The main function of the parietal lobe is to integrate sensory informations. Components of this function are:...


Temporal lobe / 218-N-PA-9
Art.Nr.: 218-N-PA-9 Important tasks of the temporal lobe that appear as a deficit in the event of injury, bleeding or ischemia are:...


Brain overview / 215-N-PA-6
Art.Nr.: 215-N-PA-6 Here is an orientation overview of the 14 most important cortical areas and their location from the bottom, top,...


Termination of synaptic transmission / 214-N-PA-5
Art.Nr.: 214-N-PA-5 Synaptic transmission in the central nervous system is tightly regulated. Here is an overview of the termination of...


Summation: regulation of conducted signal / 213-N-PA-4
Art.Nr.: 213-N-PA-4 The neurophysiological augmentation of a signal can take place in two ways. temporal summation occurs when a...


Graded potential / 211-N-PA-2
Art.Nr.: 211-N-PA-2 Graded potentials are specific membrane potentials which vary in size and the direction of the total current in the...


Depolarisation / 212-N-PA-3
Art.Nr.: 212-N-PA-3 The depolarization of the neuron membrane is the physiological basis of neuronal communication. Many basic and...


MRI brain important sequences / 265-N-PR-18
Art.Nr.: 265-N-PR-18 The various options within intracranial MRI imaging can be complex and confusing. Here is an overview of the most...


Encephalitis / 201-N-EM-1
Art.Nr.: 201-N-EM-1 Although there are many parallels, the entity of encephalitis is pathophysiologically and prognostically...


Meningitis / 202-N-EM-2
Art.Nr.: 202-N-EM-2 Meningitis is an acute, life-threatening disease. Fast, targeted and adequate initial therapy is very important in...


Acute seizure / 203-N-EM-3
Art.Nr.: 203-N-EM-3 Here is our therapy algorithm for the emergency treatment of a seizure. A dedicated neurological diagnosis must then...


Traumatic brain injury / 204-N-EM-4
Art.Nr.: 204-N-EM-4 Here is our therapy algorithm for acute therapy for craniocerebral trauma. In the acute phase, limiting further...


Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) / 205-N-EM-5
Art.Nr.: 205-N-EM-5 Here is our therapy algorithm for the acute therapy of increased intracranial pressure. It is based on the...


Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) / 206-N-EM-6
Art.Nr.: 206-N-EM-6 Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a rare (approx. 6-9/100,000) disease, but it often has typical symptoms such as a sharp...


Unconscious patient / 207-N-EM-7
Art.Nr.: 207-N-EM-7 Unconscious patients often appear in emergency medicine, and the differential diagnosis of the underlying cause is...


Cerebral stroke / 208-N-EM-8
Art.Nr.: 208-N-EM-8 Here is an overview of targeted initial therapy (prehospital/emergency room) for a stroke before definitive...


Resting membrane potential / 210-N-PA-1
Art.Nr.: 210-N-PA-1 The resting membrane potential is the basis for all neurological activity of the nerves. A good understanding of the...


Action of local anesthetics / 187-PKD-4
Art.Nr.: 187-PKD-4 Local anesthetics act by blocking voltage-gated sodium channels (rapid influx of sodium), which is important for...


Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) 261-N-PR-14
Art.Nr.: 261-N-PR-14 The somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP ) are recordings of the electrical response of fast-conducting sensory...


Motor evoked potentials (MEP) 262-N-PR-15
Art.Nr.: 262-N-PR-15 Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for stimulation of deeper motor components of the central nervous system...


Glascow coma scale (GCS) / 264-N-PR-17
Art.Nr.: 264-N-PR-17 The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a clinical scale used to reliably measure a person's level of consciousnes. Here a...


Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) / 263-N-PR-16
Art.Nr.: 263-N-PR-16 Here is an overview/ basic explanation of how near-infrared spectroscopy works. Nowadays it is an indispensable tool...


E-entropy(TM)/bespectral index (BIS)(TM)/narcotrend(R) / 250-N-PR-3
Art.Nr.: 250-N-PR-3 Entropy monitors measure the irregularity of the mathematically processed EEG signals. After signal processing, a...


Intracranial pressure - measurement / 260-N-PR-13
Art.Nr.: 260-N-PR-13 The measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP) and the therapeutic consequences derived from it are a vital task for...
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