Year: 2020

Tuberculous spondylitis

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 70 years old man Underlying HPT, bronchial asthma, gouty arthritis and dyslipidaemia Presented with lower limb weakness for 5 months Associated with back…

 Posted in Infection, Spine

Lytic skull metastasis

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 47 years old man Presented with chronic cough Associated with constitutional symptoms Also complaint of headache Radiographic findings: A rounded lytic lesion is…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Chest, Tumour

Mediastinal lymphadenopathies: lung adenocarcinoma

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 70 years old man Chronic active smoker Presented with chronic cough for 3 months Associated with loss of weight about 10 kg No…

 Posted in Chest, Tumour

Cortical watershed infarcts

Case contribution: Dr. Raja Rizal Azman  Clinical: A 41-year old  man with a history of  diabetes and hypertension Presents with a one week history of worsening right sided upper and…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Post traumatic cerebral infarction

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 23-year old who was involved in MVA with altered sensorium. A serial plain CT brain was performed. Imaging findings: CT brain showed intra-parenchymal…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Trauma, Vascular

Choroid plexus papilloma

Case contribution: Dr Khariah Mat Nor  Clinical: A 25 year old male with no known medical illness Presented with headache which progressively became severe associated with nausea and vomiting for…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Tumour

Quiz 33 KAHS CNS

Case1: A 60 years old man with neck pain. Question 1: Name the examination. Question 2: Describe the abnormality seen. Question 3. Give diagnosis and possible differential diagnosis. Question 4:…

 Posted in Quiz

Year 4 MBBS: Principles of X-Ray Diagnosis

Introduction X-rays are short wave electromagnetic radiation, part of the electromagnetic spectrum. X-rays have higher frequencies and energies than visible light, microwaves and radiowaves. Diagnostic x-rays typically have energies between…

 Posted in Notes

Hemimegaencephaly

Case contribution: Dr Raja Rizal Azman Clinical: A 1-year old girl presents with seizures resistant to antiepileptic medication and developmental delay. The patient was a term baby with no complications…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Developmental

Mixed dementia: vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

Case contribution: Dr Norzaini Rose Mohd Zain Clinical: A 76 year-old male has multiple medical disorders, which include diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. He began to experience cognitive impairment 3-4…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Degenerative