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Tests |
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Imaging - Electrophysiology - Laboratory - Pathology
Workup Table |
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Workup
of Neurosurgical
Disease |
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After taking a history and performing a physical examination the neurosurgeon uses imaging and laboratory studies to help make a diagnosis. |
| Imaging | Electrophysiology | Other physiology | Laboratory | Pathology | |
| subdural hematoma acute | no electrophysiology | no other physiology | no laboratory | no pathology | |
| brain death | brain death radionuclide flow study | Electrophysiology brain death | Apnea test | toxicology screen, blood gas, electrolytes | no pathology |
| cervical disc | Electrophysiology carpal tunnel | no other physiology | no laboratory | no pathology | |
| central lumbar disc | no other physiology | no laboratory | no pathology | ||
| angio aneurysm | no electrophysiology | no other physiology | no lumbar puncture required unless CT negative | no pathology | |
| Angiography remains the gold standard for imaging arteriovenous malformations | no electrophysiology | no other physiology | no laboratory | Pathology vascular malformation | |
| intrinsic brain tumor | no electrophysiology | no other physiology | no laboratory | Pathology glioma | |
| cervical stenosis | rule out radiculopathy | no other physiology | no laboratory | no pathology | |
| cervical disc | Electrophysiology radiculopathy | no other physiology | no laboratory | no pathology | |
| subdural hematoma chronic | no electrophysiology | no other physiology | no laboratory | no pathology | |
| CT is the most precise imaging modality | no electrophysiology | no other physiology | no laboratory | no pathology | |
| Cushing's disease | pituitary tumor | no electrophysiology | no other physiology | Cushing's disease laboratory | Pathology pituitary adenoma |
| fourth ventricle cysticercosis | no electrophysiology | no other physiology | cysticercosis titers | no pathology | |
| cerebral edema | no electrophysiology | ventriculostomy, parenchymal monitor, lumbar puncture | no laboratory | no pathology | |
| epidural hematoma | no electrophysiology | no laboratory | no pathology | ||
| lumbar disc | Electrophysiology radiculopathy | no laboratory | no pathology | ||
| angio aneurysm | no electrophysiology | no lumbar puncture required unless CT negative | no pathology | ||
| Radiology reports convexity meningioma | no electrophysiology | no other physiology | no laboratory | Pathology meningioma | |
| no electrophysiology | no laboratory | no pathology | |||
| CT or ultrasound of head to rule out hydrocephalus | no electrophysiology | no laboratory | no laboratory | no pathology | |
| Radiology reports cranial white matter disease | no electrophysiology | no laboratory | no pathology | ||
| pediatric posterior fossa tumor | Radiology reports pediatric posterior fossa tumor | no electrophysiology | no other physiology | no laboratory | Pathology medulloblastoma |
| MR brain focus sella turcica | no electrophysiology | no other physiology | Pituitary axis-related hormones | Pathology pituitary adenoma | |
| no electrophysiology | no other physiology | no laboratory | no pathology | ||
| Radiology reports brachial plexus tumor MRI | Electrophysiology brachial plexus injury | no other physiology | no laboratory | Pathology nerve sheath tumor | |
| Radiology reports mesial temporal sclerosis | no laboratory | no pathology | |||
| Radiology reports MR trigeminal neuralgia | no electrophysiology | no laboratory | no laboratory | no pathology | |
| plain x-ray spine | no electrophysiology | no laboratory | bone density | no pathology |