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The setting sun sign or sunset eye sign or setting sun phenomenon is a clinical phenomenon encountered in infants and young children with raised intracranial…

Neurosurgery Lecture Notes by Dr.Nishantha Gunaseka (MBBS,MS MRCS,consultant neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Teaching hospital Karapitiya)nd What is Neurosurgery? This surgical speciality involves surgeons managing patients…

There are multiple mixed in signal intensity,well circumscribed mass lesion in Bilateralcerebral hemespheres involving frontal ,parietal,right temporal,right occipital lobe.The lesions are mainly hypo intense on…

Symptoms of lymphedema As for breast cancer, Lymphedema early detection increases the chance of successful treatment. Early detection can be difficult, however, because early symptoms…

Lymphedema of the extremities is a common manifestation of chronic lymphatic filariasis, what progression on translates elephantiasis. Usually the lower limbs are involved, either unilaterally,…

Lymphedema is referred to as a “dreaded” side effect of treatment. Body image can be affected as the limb becomes distorted, the sleeves in clothesdo…

Causes of primary lymphedema Milroy’s disease (congenital lymphedema) -begins in infancy and causes abnormally formed lymph nodes. Meige’s disease (lymphedema praecox) -often causes lymphedema around…

Lymphedema can be divided into 2 types. 1.         Primary lymphedema 2.         Secondary lymphedema In other words,  It can occur alone (primary Lymphedema) or,  It can…