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1/Does PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA anatomy feel as confusing as its spelling? Does it seem to have as many openings as letters in its name?

Let this #tweetorial on PPF #anatomy help you out

#meded #medtwitter #FOAMed #FOAMrad #neurosurgery #neurology #neurorad #neurotwitter #radres Image
2/The PPF is a crossroads between the skullbase & the extracranial head and neck. There are 4 main regions that meet here. The skullbase itself posteriorly, the nasal cavity medially, the infratemporal fossa laterally, and the orbit anteriorly. Image
3/At its most basic, you can think of the PPF as a room with 4 doors opening to each of these regions: one posteriorly to the skullbase, one medially to the nasal cavity, one laterally to the infratemporal fossa, and one anteriorly to the orbit Image
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Just doing some digging. #Pain is extremely nuanced. And the approach should also. W my kids #health & #pain there has been continued lack of knowledge, assumptions, & unwillingness to understand.
➡️#Anatomy of those that had #TPAIT & lack of understanding
by many docs 1
how this can impact #pain
➡️ Not identify or understanding impact of #MalabsorptionSyndrome
➡️Assumption that removal of #pancreas should immediately ‘solve’ issue of #ChronicPain
➡️ #GastricEmptying issues
➡️ Age of my kids (too young to have #pain)
➡️ Lack of 2
understanding & identification of #MedicalTrauma
➡️T3c #Diabetes
➡️ Impact of #NASH on #pain & options for #care

There are numerous factors that are critical in #Treating an #ChronicPain in #Individuals. They list of few listed above that are factors w my kids, have often 3
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Did you know the PELVIS has a diaphragm? 🤯

Muscles of the pelvic floor support viscera like the rectum, bladder, and reproductive organs. Openings of pelvic organs pass through hiatuses in this pelvic diaphragm.

#anatomy #pelvis

More below 👇 Image
The PELVIC DIAPHRAGM is composed of several smaller muscles that can get tricky to keep straight (PRO TIP: know your pelvic osteology first!).
Here are some formulas to keep these muscles organized, working our way down from the whole diaphragm to its various constituent parts, then back again:

PELVIC DIAPHRAGM = LEVATOR ANI + COCCYGEUS
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Its a fact that most of us did not receive quality sex ed. If we did receive sexual anatomy lessons, they often centered on procreation, not pleasure. And as the clitoris’ sole purpose is pleasure, it has often been eliminated entirely from anatomy conversations. #sexed #anatomy
We all need to understand sexual anatomy better instead of focusing on reproduction, we want to talk pleasure. Talking about anatomy in a way that highlights pleasure can help challenge shameful, embarrassing, and incorrect messages we have received about our bodies and genitals
As all of our bodies and the way they like to be pleasured is unique, one of the best ways to get to know your sexual anatomy is through self love. So here are some tips on how to explore and pleasure your body.
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1/I call the skullbase “homebase” bc you can’t make an anatomy homerun without it!

Most know the arteries of the skullbase, but few know the veins. Do you?

Here’s a🧵to help you remember #skullbase venous #anatomy!
#medtwitter #meded #neurorad #radtwitter #neurosurgery #radres Image
2/When I look at the skullbase veins, I see an angry Santa yelling at me. His eyebrows are raised, his mouth is open, & he has a mustache w/a big beard hanging down.

Each I look at the skullbase, I look for this Santa—bc each part of him is an important venous structure. Image
3/So let’s start w/Santa’s eyes. The eyes are actually not a venous structure, but an important landmark—foramen ovale, where the V3 trigeminal nerve exit.

I remember ovale is Santa's eyes bc eyes are OVAL, so his eyes are OVALE Image
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1/I always say you can tell a bad read on a spine MR if it doesn’t talk about the lateral recess

What will I think when I see your read? What do you say about lateral recesses?

Here’s a #tweetorial on lateral recess #anatomy & grading stenosis
#medtwitter #neurorad #spine
2/First anatomy.

Thecal sac is like a highway, carrying the nerve roots down the lumbar spine.

Lateral recess is part of the lateral lumbar canal, which is essentially the exit for spinal nerve roots to get off the thecal sac highway & head out into the rest of the body
3/Exits have 3 main parts.

First is the deceleration lane, where the car slows down as it starts the process of exiting.

Then there is the off ramp itself.

The off ramp leads into the service road, which takes the car to the roads that it needs to get to its destination
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1/Does trying to remember inferior frontal gyrus anatomy leave you speechless?

Do you get a Broca’s aphasia trying to name the parts?

Here’s a #tweetorial to help you remember the #anatomy of this important region

#medtwitter #meded #neurotwitter #neurorad #radtwitter #radres
2/Anatomy of the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) is best seen on the sagittal images, where it looks like the McDonald’s arches.

To find the IFG on MR, I open the sagittal images & scroll until I see the arches. When it comes to this method of finding the IFG, "i’m lovin it."
3/Inferior frontal gyrus also looks like a sideways 3 on sagittal images, if you prefer.

This 3 is helpful bc the inferior frontal gyrus has 3 parts—or "pars"
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1/Your baby’s all grown up! Cerebellum may mean “little cerebrum” but its jobs are anything but little

Do you know cerebellar anatomy beyond vermis & hemispheres?

Here’s a #tweetorial about the functional #anatomy of the cerebellum!
#medtwitter #neurotwitter #neurorad #meded Image
2/Cerebellum means “little cerebrum” or “little brain” bc it looks like a mini brain--a mini me to the cerebrum one might say.

However, it does not play a mini role. In fact, despite being significantly smaller than the cerebrum, it contains as many neurons as the cerebrum
3/When most people think of cerebellar function, they think of balance. And the first thing that comes to mind with cerebellar dysfunction is imbalance & dizziness.

However, the cerebellum is involved in much more, including cognitive functions
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Diagram of embryonic development and characteristics of membrane anatomy under laparoscopy Image
It will probably redefine the surgical scope of complete resections of pelvic tumors (cervical, rectal, and bladder cancer), improve nerve-sparing and pelvic floor reconstruction, and reduce operative bleeding and surgical injuries.
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Another set of cardiac #POCUS #anatomy illustrations. 🧵
#Nephpearls #FOAMed
Source: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
1⃣ Parasternal long axis
2⃣ Parasternal short axis aortic valve level
#POCUS
3⃣ Apical 4-chamber view #POCUS
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#POCUS image of the day:
Fox tail sign - left pleural effusion visualized from the apical cardiac window.
#MedEd #FOAMcc #FOAMed
#anatomy correlation
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1/Do questions about brainstem anatomy cause you to suddenly get a case of locked in syndrome?!

Do you try to localize the lesion or just wait for the MR?

Here’s a #tweetorial to help you w/brainstem #anatomy & localization!
#medtwitter #meded #neurotwitter #neurorad #radres
2/First some basic gross anatomy.

Brainstem from the side looks like a "dad bod"--the body you get after you have kids & the kids wear you down & you don’t exercise anymore.

Head & shoulders are the midbrain, potbelly is the pons, & fat thighs are the medulla
3/Midbrain is the head & shoulders.

This makes sense b/c the name “midbrain”—brain should be in the head.

Midbrain also has the cerebral peduncles which look like classic Mickey Mouse ears—and dads classically have big, usually hairy, ears
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1/Time to go with the flow!

Hoping no one notices you don’t know the anatomy of internal carotid (ICA)?

Do you say “carotid siphon” & hope no one asks for more detail?

Here’s a #tweetorial to help you w/ICA #anatomy!

#medtwitter #meded #neurotwitter #neurorad #radres #FOAMed Image
2/ICA is like a staircase—winding up through important anatomic regions like a staircase winding up to each floor

Lobby is the neck. First floor is skullbase/carotid canal. Next it stops at the cavernous sinus, before finally reaching the rooftop balcony of the intradural space Image
3/ICA is divided into numbered segments based on landmarks that denote transitions on its way up the floors.

C1 is in the lobby or neck.

You can remember this b/c the number 1 looks elongated & straight like a neck Image
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1/Talk about twisting your back! Do spine vascular lesions make your brain feel tangled like the dilated vessels you see?

Here’s a #tweetorial on #spine vascular #anatomy & dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVF)

#medtwitter #meded #FOAMed #neurotwitter #neurosurgery #neurorad Image
2/To understand spinal dural AVFs, you need to understand basic spinal vascular anatomy.

The spine is LONG—to get blood from the top of the cord to the bottom is like going through the length of a marathon course Image
3/So we will need to tackle it like you tackle running a marathon.

When you run a marathon, you replenish yourself at aid/water stations along the way so you can make it all the way through.

Same w/spinal arterial vasculature—it needs to be replenished on the way down. Image
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Midbrain Syndromes: Parinaud, Weber, Benedikt, Claude and Nothnagel.
🧠🥸🤔

#NewYearNewThread

#Neurology #Anatomy #Neurotwitter #History

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Before we describe the main characteristics of these syndromes, it is improtant not to forget the main structures present in this region. ⚠️

Note: this is not a neuroanatomy 🧵

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Structures not to forget at this level:

1️⃣ Corticospinal tract: motor function (contralateral)
2️⃣ Oculomotor nucleus: CN III👀
3️⃣ 🔴 Nucleus: rubrospinal tract 🦾 (arm flexion)
4️⃣ Subst Nigra: basal ganglia relay (more complex than that)
5️⃣ Inf Colliculus

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#POCUS quiz
You are performing physical examination in a patient with suspected fluid overload (plethoric IVC).
Parasternal short axis view demonstrates D-sign. But what's in the RV?
Apical view in thread.
#Nephrology #MedEd #FOAMcc
🔗 to source will be posted in a few hours.
Apical #POCUS
As our friends said, it's prominent moderator band in a patient with RV hypertrophy + prominent trabeculae.
Source article 🔗cvcasejournal.com/action/showPdf…
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Frontal lobe: anatomy, history, Edgar Allan Poe and beyond, why not?
🧠📝✍️🕵️

Part 2: Areas and connections

"For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams of the beautiful Annabel Lee." E. A. Poe.

#Neurology #Anatomy #Teaching #EndNeurophobia #Neurotwitter

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⚠️Disclaimer:
Due to the complexity of this structure, this tweetorial is composed of three main parts.

1️⃣ Gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy (sort of)
2️⃣ Areas and connections
3️⃣ Clinical Syndromes and curiosities

Hope you enjoy!

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Do you remember last Tweetorial's question?

Exner's area 🧠📝🥸

Described in 1881, the area located close to the superior frontal sulcus in BA6, anterior to the hand primary motor area, has been involved in the handwritten production of words.
📜

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1/Ready for a throwdown? MMA fights get a lot of attention, but MMA (middle meningeal art) & dural blood supply doesn’t get the attention it deserves.

A #tweetorial on dural vascular #anatomy

#neurosurgery #neurorad #Neurointervention #radres #medtwitter #neurotwitter #meded Image
2/Everyone knows about the blood supply to the brain. Circle of Willis anatomy is king and loved by everyone, while the vascular anatomy of the blood supply to the dura is the poor, wicked step child of vascular anatomy that is often forgotten Image
3/But dural vascular anatomy & supply are important, especially now that MMA embolizations are common for chronic recurrent subdurals. It also important for understanding dural arteriovenous fistulas as well. Image
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Frontal lobe: anatomy, history, Edgar Allan Poe and beyond, why not?
🧠📝✍️🕵️

Part 1: gross anatomy

"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." - E. A. Poe.

#Neurology #Anatomy #Teaching #EndNeurophobia #Neurotwitter

1/🧵 Phineas Gage
⚠️Disclaimer:
Due to the complexity of this structure, this tweetorial will be composed of three main parts.

1️⃣ Gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy (sort of)
2️⃣ Areas and connections
3️⃣ Clinical Syndromes and curiosities

Hope you enjoy!

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⚠️Before we begin, a great quote about this amazing part of the human brain. 👇⬇️

3/🧵
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Anatomy of the cerebellum: the arbor vitae and more. 🧠🌳

🤔🧑‍🏫

#Neurology #Neurotwitter #Anatomy #Teaching #EndNeurophobia

Image from Bolk's "Das Cerebellum der Säugetiere" (1906)

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Introduction

Part of the brain in charge of integration of massive sensory and other inputs from many regions of the brain and spinal cord.

Also called "little brain" due to it's etimological origin. 🧠

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Introduction

👷‍♂️ Functions?

- Motor coordination 💪👀🤹‍♀️
- Motor planning 🤔
- Cognitive functions (visuospatial, executive, etc)
- Speech 🗣️

3/🧵
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1/They say form follows function! Brain #MRI anatomy is best understood in terms of both form & function

A #tweetorial on how to remember important functional #brain #anatomy

#meded #medtwitter #neurosurgery #neurology #neurorad #FOAMed #FOAMrad #radiology #medstudent #radres
2/Let’s start at the top. At the vertex is the superior frontal gyrus. This is easy to remember, bc it’s at the top—and being at the top is superior. It’s like the superior king at the top of the vertex.
3/It is also easy to recognize on imaging. It looks like a big thumb pointing straight up out of the brain. I always look for that thumbs up when I am looking for the superior frontal gyrus (SFG)
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1/Does PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA anatomy feel as confusing as its spelling?Does it seem to have as many openings as letters in its name?

Let this #tweetorial on PPF #anatomy help you out

#meded #medtwitter #FOAMed #FOAMrad #medstudent #neurosurgery #neurology #neurorad #headandneck
2/The PPF is a crossroads between the skullbase & the extracranial head and neck. There are 4 main regions that meet here. The skullbase itself posteriorly, the nasal cavity medially, the infratemporal fossa laterally, and the orbit anteriorly.
3/At its most basic, you can think of the PPF as a room with 4 doors opening to each of these regions: one posteriorly to the skullbase, one medially to the nasal cavity, one laterally to the infratemporal fossa, and one anteriorly to the orbit
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