Anatomy subcategory
Neurological Emergencies
Mnemonics for seizures, stroke, raised intracranial pressure and reduced consciousness.
Entries in Neurological Emergencies
FAST to recognise, ROSIER to confirm, CT to exclude haemorrhage
A memory aid for recognising stroke and the thrombolysis pathway.
Subfalcine, uncal, central and tonsillar
A memory aid for the patterns of brain herniation.
Cells, protein, glucose and appearance distinguish the meningitides
A memory aid for interpreting a lumbar puncture result.
Delirium is acute and fluctuating with inattention; dementia is chronic and progressive
A memory aid for distinguishing delirium from dementia.
Eye movements, pupils, lids and diplopia together
A memory aid for testing the ocular motor nerves at the bedside.
Hypertension, bradycardia and irregular respiration
A mnemonic for the triad of raised intracranial pressure.
Onset, course, attention and consciousness separate them
A memory aid for distinguishing delirium from dementia at the bedside.
Forehead sparing separates the two
A memory aid for distinguishing an upper from a lower motor neurone facial palsy.
Reduce brain water, blood volume or cerebrospinal fluid, or increase the space
A memory aid for the physiological measures that lower intracranial pressure.
AEIOU TIPS, covering the structural and metabolic causes
A mnemonic for the causes of a reduced level of consciousness.
Excessive synchronous neuronal discharge from an imbalance of excitation and inhibition
A memory aid for the mechanism of seizures.
Benzodiazepine twice, then phenytoin or levetiracetam, then anaesthesia
A memory aid for the stepwise treatment of a prolonged seizure.
Down and out, lid's dropping, pupil's blown
Mnemonic for the classic clinical triad of a complete CN III palsy.