17 research outputs found
Misschien wel de lusten, maar zeker niet de lasten : reconstructie van een proces tot vermindering van de implementatielasten van het Flexibiliseringsdecreet
No full textThe “Decree on Flexibilisation” was adopted in 2004, as part of the Bologna reforms in Flemish higher education. Ten years later, flexibilisation still arouses controversy - partly because of the many administrative burdens resulting from the decree. This article reconstructs how simplification and reduction of these administrative burdens were attempted for in the period 2010-2013. Rather than enumerating the concrete proposals and actions which resulted from this attempt, this article focuses on the method and the process: how the theme emerged from the social dialogue onto the policy agenda, on which policy and operational levels it was addressed, how a group of experts translated slogans into a whole range of tangible proposals, how these proposals were transformed into modifications to the decree, and how the process at some point broke down. Throughout the article, and relying on his personal experiences in the working party, the author has also included a number of recommendations, which will hopefully prove to be useful in the future - not only when resuming the work on the Decree on Flexibilisation, but also when tackling other issues on the policy agenda
Alexander Disease
No full textAbstract: Main teaching point: The main differential diagnosis of leukodystrophy associated with macrocephaly consists of Alexander disease, Canavan disease, and megalencephalic leukodystrophy with subcortical cysts. Distinguishing imaging characteristics of Alexander disease are an apicoposterior gradient of white matter involvement and a periventricular T2-hypointense rim
Anything but little : a pictorial review on anatomy and pathology of the cerebellum
No full textAbstract: Despite its small size the cerebellum is an anatomically complex and functionally important part of the brain. Traditionally the cerebellum is viewed as a motor control structure entirely devoted to motor control and learning, but recent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies demonstrated significant involvement of the cerebellum in higher order cognitive functions. The anatomical complexity of the cerebellum is reflected by the several nomenclature systems that exist for the description of cerebellar anatomy. The cerebellum can be affected by a variety of pathological processes, including congenital, infectious and inflammatory, neoplastic, vascular, degenerative and toxic metabolic diseases. The purpose of this pictorial review is to (1) provide a general overview of cerebellar anatomy and function, (2) demonstrate normal cerebellar anatomy on imaging studies, and (3) illustrate both common as well as rare pathological conditions affecting the cerebellum
Misschien wel de lusten, maar zeker niet de lasten : reconstructie van een proces tot vermindering van de implementatielasten van het Flexibiliseringsdecreet
No full textThe “Decree on Flexibilisation” was adopted in 2004, as part of the Bologna reforms in Flemish higher education. Ten years later, flexibilisation still arouses controversy - partly because of the many administrative burdens resulting from the decree. This article reconstructs how simplification and reduction of these administrative burdens were attempted for in the period 2010-2013. Rather than enumerating the concrete proposals and actions which resulted from this attempt, this article focuses on the method and the process: how the theme emerged from the social dialogue onto the policy agenda, on which policy and operational levels it was addressed, how a group of experts translated slogans into a whole range of tangible proposals, how these proposals were transformed into modifications to the decree, and how the process at some point broke down. Throughout the article, and relying on his personal experiences in the working party, the author has also included a number of recommendations, which will hopefully prove to be useful in the future - not only when resuming the work on the Decree on Flexibilisation, but also when tackling other issues on the policy agenda.The “Decree on Flexibilisation” was adopted in 2004, as part of the Bologna reforms in Flemish higher education. Ten years later, flexibilisation still arouses controversy - partly because of the many administrative burdens resulting from the decree. This article reconstructs how simplification and reduction of these administrative burdens were attempted for in the period 2010-2013. Rather than enumerating the concrete proposals and actions which resulted from this attempt, this article focuses on the method and the process: how the theme emerged from the social dialogue onto the policy agenda, on which policy and operational levels it was addressed, how a group of experts translated slogans into a whole range of tangible proposals, how these proposals were transformed into modifications to the decree, and how the process at some point broke down. Throughout the article, and relying on his personal experiences in the working party, the author has also included a number of recommendations, which will hopefully prove to be useful in the future - not only when resuming the work on the Decree on Flexibilisation, but also when tackling other issues on the policy agenda.A
The spine in sports injuries : the cervical spine
No full textAbstract: Cervical spine injuries are extremely common in athletes and range from minor strains and sprains to severe, life-threatening cervical fractures with spinal cord injuries. A basic understanding of cervical spine anatomy and biomechanics, imaging indications, and most appropriate imaging techniques, as well as of the most common types of injury, is necessary for any physician ordering and/or interpreting imaging studies of athletes who suffer from acute or chronic cervical spine injury. Furthermore, radiologists should be able to recognize predisposing conditions, more specifically congenital spinal stenosis, which increase the risk for serious cervical spine injury in athletes even after a minor trauma. This chapter provides multiple examples of cervical spine injuries in athletes, highlighting the imaging findings in these injuries and the imaging modalities that can be used to assess such injuries
