This book provides clear guidance as to which neuroradiological findings in ill or injured patients should be immediately communicated by radiologists and trainees to the emergency room and referring physicians in order to facilitate key decisions and eliminate preventable errors. It offers a practical and illustrative approach that identifies what to look for and how to report it and describes the required follow-up and the most common differential diagnoses of the main critical findings in neuroradiology. The book is distinctive in being written from a ¿critical findings perspective¿, which makes its content more practical and memorable than that of a standard Emergency Neuroradiology textbook. It also illustrates the value of developing algorithmic approaches to report and communicate critical findings based on lists. While the book will appeal to a broad and variable audience, it is especially addressed to radiology training programs and will be a ¿must read¿ for residents and fellows in training.

Explains what to look for and how to report it to emergency room and referring physicians

Part I ¿ Adult Brain1. Pneumocephalus including tension pneumocephalus2. Epidural hematoma3. Subdural hematoma4. Extra axial hygromas and other fluid collections5. Intracerebral hemorrhage6. Intracerebellar hemorrhage7. Active Bleeding as seen by the ¿spot and swirl signs¿8. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and aneurysms9. Vascular Malformations10. Venous Thrombosis11. Dural Fistula12. Ischemic Stroke13. Vascular Dissection14. Brain Death15. Mass Effect and Brain Herniations16. Cerebral Edema 17. Meningitis, Empyema and Brain Abscess18. Herpes encephalitis19. Retained Foreign Body20. Sinking Skin-Flap Syndrome21. Intracranial hypotension Part II ¿ Adult Spine22. Spinal Cord Infarct23. Hemorrhage: extra medullary, extradural, and intramedullary24. Spinal Dural Fistula25. Spinal Cord Compression26. Traumatic spinal cord injuries27. Spinal Ligamentous Injury28. Acute vertebral traumatic fractures29. Acute pathologic vertebral fractures30. Misplaced HardwarePart III ¿ Adult Head and Neck 31. Intraocular Hematoma - Orbital Injury32. Penetrating Trauma 33. Airway Compromise34. Lemiere Syndrome35. Ludwig¿s angiomas36. External Malignant Otitis37. Extracranial artery dissections38. Laryngeal fracture39. Invasive Fungal Sinusitis 40. Apical petrositis. Part IV ¿ Pediatric Brain1.    Skull fractures2.    Extra axial fluid collections3.    Child abuse4.    Intraparenchymal hemorrhage5.    Venous Thrombosis6.    Ischemic Stroke7.    Hypoxic - ischemic Injury