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brain-abscess
Adjectival Hyphens
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"In patients with suspected intraparenchymal sepsis, pre- and post-contrast scans should be obtained, unless the plan is to proceed to MRI regardless of the CT findings. Typical appearances include:"

Line 96:56 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'pre-'.
Strong List Colon Position
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"MR perfusion: rCBV is reduced in the surrounding oedema cf. to both normal white matter and tumour oedema seen in high-grade gliomas 2"

Line 148:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>MR perfusion:</strong> rCBV'

"MR spectroscopy: elevated peaks are seen corresponding to lipids/lactate, succinate, acetate, and amino acids (alanine, valine, leucine, and isoleucine) 14"

Line 149:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>MR spectroscopy:</strong> elevated'
Acronyms
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"pulmonary AVM and AVFs (e.g. as seen in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT))"

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Emphasis
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"Streptococcus spp.: most common organism (35-50%) 3,21"

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"especially the Streptococcus anginosus group which are part of normal oral flora"

Line 57:27 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Streptococcus anginosus</em>'

"Staphylococcus aureus: especially following neurosurgery"

Line 59:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>'

"Staphylococcus epidermidis: especially following neurosurgery"

Line 60:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Staphylococcus epidermidis</em>'

"Listeria monocytogenes: especially in pregnant women and older patients"

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"Fusobacterium nucleatum: part of normal oral flora 15,21"

Line 62:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Fusobacterium nucleatum</em>'

"Proteus spp. 21"

Line 63:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Proteus</em>'

"Bacteroides spp. 21"

Line 64:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Bacteroides</em>'

"Klebsiella pneumoniae 21"

Line 65:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em>'

"Pseudomonas spp.: possibly especially in neonates 21"

Line 66:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Pseudomonas</em>'

"Toxoplasma gondii"

Line 72:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Toxoplasma gondii</em>'

"Nocardia asteroides"

Line 73:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Nocardia asteroides</em>'

"Candida albicans"

Line 74:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Candida albicans</em>'

"Listeria monocytogenes"

Line 75:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Listeria monocytogenes</em>'

"Mycobacterium spp."

Line 76:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Mycobacterium spp.</em>'

"Aspergillus fumigatus"

Line 77:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Aspergillus fumigatus</em>'
List Caps
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"Streptococcus spp.: most common organism (35-50%) 3,21"

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"Staphylococcus aureus: especially following neurosurgery"

Line 59:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Staphylococcus epidermidis: especially following neurosurgery"

Line 60:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Listeria monocytogenes: especially in pregnant women and older patients"

Line 61:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Fusobacterium nucleatum: part of normal oral flora 15,21"

Line 62:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Proteus spp. 21"

Line 63:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Bacteroides spp. 21"

Line 64:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Klebsiella pneumoniae 21"

Line 65:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Pseudomonas spp.: possibly especially in neonates 21"

Line 66:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Toxoplasma gondii"

Line 72:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Nocardia asteroides"

Line 73:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Candida albicans"

Line 74:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Listeria monocytogenes"

Line 75:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Mycobacterium spp."

Line 76:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Aspergillus fumigatus"

Line 77:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.
Organism Notation
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"Mycobacterium spp."

Line 76:11 · Check the binomial: species is lowercase and sp./spp. is not italicised: '<em>Mycobacterium spp.</em>'.
Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"Microbiology"

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Inline EG
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"pulmonary AVM and AVFs (e.g. as seen in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT))"

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"metastasis or high-grade glioma (e.g. glioblastoma)"

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Semicolons
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"peripheral or patchy restricted diffusion may also be seen; this finding is however not as constant as one may think, with up to half of the rim-enhancing lesions demonstrating some restriction not proving to be abscesses"

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Commas
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"MR spectroscopy: elevated peaks are seen corresponding to lipids/lactate, succinate, acetate, and amino acids (alanine, valine, leucine, and isoleucine) 14"

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