Post-Dural Puncture Headache: Why Does the ACR Advise Against Initial Imaging?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Orthostatic headache from suspected intracranial hypotension within 72 hours of dural puncture or other spinal inter
Category: Neurologic Imaging
Part of the imaging decision system doctors were never taught to navigate at speed: which study to order, which protocol, and what the published appropriateness guidance actually says for neuro imaging. Plain-English references, scenario by scenario.
Which Imaging Study Is Best for Spontaneous Orthostatic Headache? An ACR-Guided Workflow
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Orthostatic headache from suspected intracranial hypotension, without recent spinal intervention that could cause CS
What Imaging Is Best for Nonspecific Dizziness Without Vertigo or Ataxia?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Nonspecific dizziness without vertigo, ataxia, or other neurologic deficits. Initial imaging. (Dizziness and Ataxia)
What Imaging Is Best for Chronic Disequilibrium with Sensory Ataxia in Adults?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Chronic disequilibrium with signs of sensory or proprioceptive ataxia. Initial imaging. (Dizziness and Ataxia): reco
Which Imaging Is Best for Chronic Cerebellar Ataxia in Adults? An ACR Workflow
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Chronic disequilibrium with signs of cerebellar ataxia. Initial imaging. (Dizziness and Ataxia): recommended study,
What Is the Best Initial Imaging for Chronic Vertigo with Brainstem Deficits?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Chronic recurrent vertigo. Associated with other brainstem neurologic deficits. Initial imaging. (Dizziness and Atax
What Imaging Is Best for Chronic Vertigo with Unilateral Hearing Loss or Tinnitus?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Chronic recurrent vertigo. Associated with unilateral hearing loss or tinnitus. Initial imaging. (Dizziness and Atax
What Imaging Is Best for Acute Vertigo with Central Neurologic Signs?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Acute persistent vertigo. Abnormal neurologic examination or HINTS examination is consistent with central vertigo. I
What Imaging Is Best for Acute Vertigo with a Reassuring Peripheral Exam?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Acute persistent vertigo. Normal neurologic examination and HINTS examination examination consistent with peripheral
Why Is Imaging Usually Not Needed for Brief, Positional Vertigo?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Brief episodic vertigo. Triggered by specific head movements (eg, Dix-Hallpike maneuver). Initial imaging. (Dizzines