The Paroxysmal Disorders

by Edited by Bettina Schmitz , Barbara Tettenborn , Donald L. Schomer

• ISBN13: 9780521895293
• ISBN10: 0521895294
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-18
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The paroxysmal disorders present neurologists and other medical professionals with diagnostic problems across a range of disorders, including multiple sclerosis, migraine and epilepsy. This new English language edition of a compendium of the paroxysmal disorders, originally published in German as Paroxysmale Störugen in der Neurologie, is an informative and practical resource for clinicians, which provides invaluable help with differential diagnosis and management. Fully updated throughout, this new edition comprehensively covers the entire spectrum of the paroxysmal disorders, including sudden falls, headache, vertigo attacks, memory loss, visual disturbances, seizures and anxiety. Each chapter is practice oriented, covering definitions, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, examination techniques and therapy. Detailed guidelines for gathering case-histories, essential for accurate diagnosis, are also provided. Important reading for clinicians, professionals and academic researchers working in neurology, psychiatry, epilepsy, internal medicine and ENT.

Author Biography

Bettina Schmitz is Head of the Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit and Epilepsy Center, Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany, and Professor of Neurology at the Charit University Hospital, Berlin. Barbara Tettenborn is Head of the Department of Neurology, Neurophysiology, and Stroke Unit, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Professor of Neurology at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. Donald L. Schomer is Director of the Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology, Chief of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, and Professor of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vi
Paroxysmal attacks: diagnostic gold standards and history-taking	p. 1
Paroxysmal disorders in childhood	p. 5
Syncope	p. 14
Sudden falls	p. 28
Paroxysmal headaches	p. 45
Paroxysmal vertigo attacks	p. 56
Paroxysmal visual disturbances	p. 75
Paroxysmal paresis	p. 89
Paroxysmal dyskinesias	p. 113
Cramps, spasms, startles and related symptoms	p. 130
Myoclonus	p. 145
Paroxysmal memory loss	p. 158
Dissociative seizures	p. 164
Anxiety	p. 180
Vegetative seizures	p. 188
Episodic ataxias	p. 196
Index	p. 209
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