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Neurosurgery

Brain and spine: the physics of a rigid box, where pressure is the common enemy, haematomas measured against the clock, hydrocephalus drained by hydrostatics, and spinal cord compression where hours decide function for decades.

3 operations in depth5 interactive cases

Backdrop: Coronal contrast-enhanced MRI of the brain with a ring-enhancing glioblastoma and surrounding oedema · Christaras A · CC BY 2.5

The library

Media

Every curated image, scan and video for this specialty, filterable.

Every curated image, scan and video for this specialty, each with its source one tap away. Nothing here is decoration.

CT
Axial CT of the brain showing crescent-shaped low-density collections over both cerebral convexities
CT head · bilateral chronic subdural haematomas
CT
Axial CT of the brain showing the appearance of an acute extradural haematoma
CT head · acute traumatic extradural haematoma
Educational illustrationSynthetic educational image
Synthetic educational image · schematic head CT for compartment practice

Videos

Curated and attributed

  • Chronic subdural hematoma management

    Who gets burr holes, who gets watched, and what recurrence means.

    Watch for

    • The membrane and why the collection is liquid
    • Burr hole placement over the thickest part
    • The drain and the flat bed afterwards
    Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine · Watch on YouTube

  • CNS Neurosurgery 100: epidural hematoma

    The society's core teaching on the lentiform bleed and the craniotomy that treats it.

    Watch for

    • The middle meningeal artery and the pterion
    • Flap placement over the clot
    • Tacking the dura up to stop it recurring
    Source: Congress of Neurological Surgeons · Watch on YouTube

  • External ventricular drain (EVD)

    Why the drain goes in, where Kocher's point is, and how the height of the bag sets the pressure.

    Watch for

    • Kocher's point and the trajectory
    • Zeroing the transducer at the tragus
    • What a blocked drain looks like
    Source: Cleveland Clinic · Watch on YouTube

Hub shaped by the Surgical Specialties Lead with the Neurosurgery reviewer (open seat). Images and videos carry their source; educational use for supervised learning, not clinical guidance.