The rule of 4 of the brainstem illustrated in a single diagram…why and how?
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 057
June 3, 2011 By 4 Comments
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.
More brainstem lesions
May 14, 2009 By 1 Comment
Neurological Mind-boggler 004 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 [...]
Helpful Brainstem Figures
May 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 The ultimate Brainstem Rule diagram Brainstem [...]
Brainstem lesions
May 13, 2009 By 8 Comments
aka Neurological Mind-boggler 003 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 [...]
Brainstem Rules of 4
May 11, 2009 By 6 Comments
Hands up who enjoyed learning the anatomy of the brainstem in medical school?
Hmm, thought so.
