Practical Neurology

by Biller, José

• ISBN13: 9780781730198
• ISBN10: 0781730198
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-25
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

The new Second Edition of this convenient reference covers a wide spectrum of presenting complaints and neurologic disorders encountered in daily practice. All chapters have been thoroughly revised to include the latest therapeutics. All of the contributing authors are well-established clinicians and educators. The book is organized into 35 chapters on diagnosis and 23 chapters on treatment, including a new chapter on ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies. Chapters are written in outline format, making key information easy to find. An appendix outlines the clinical signs and ancillary diagnostic studies for delirium.

Author Biography

Edited by Jose Biller, MD, FACP Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology Indiana University School of Medicine Chief, Neurology Services Indiana University Medical Center Indianapolis, Indiana

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	xi
Preface	xvii
Acknowledgment	xviii
I. DIAGNOSIS
Approach to the Patient with Acute Confusional State (Delirium/Encephalopathy)	3	(16)
John C. Andrefsky
Jeffrey I. Frank
Approach to the Patient with Dementia	19	(8)
Rodney A. Short
Neill R. Graff-Radford
Approach to the Patient with Aphasia	27	(13)
Jeffrey L. Saver
Approach to the Patient with Memory Impairment	40	(14)
Daniel Tranel
Natalie L. Denburg
Approach to the Comatose Patient	54	(12)
Frank A. Rubino
Approach to the Patient with Seizures	66	(10)
Vicenta Salanova
Approach to the Patient with Syncope	76	(8)
Gary J. Martin
Martin J. Arron
Approach to the Patient with Gait Disturbances and Recurrent Falls	84	(15)
Rodger J. Elble
Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders	99	(20)
Mark Eric Dyken
Thoru Yamada
Approach to the Patient with Visual Loss	119	(16)
James J. Corbett
Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Pupils	135	(12)
Aki Kawasaki
Approach to the Patient with Diplopia	147	(15)
Robert D. Yee
Approach to the Patient with Facial Numbness	162	(11)
Betsy B. Love
Marianna R. Beattie
Approach to the Patient with Facial Pain	173	(8)
Julius M. Goodman
Approach to the Patient with Facial Weakness	181	(8)
Askiel Bruno
Engin Y. Yilmaz
Approach to the Patient with Dizziness and Vertigo	189	(17)
Timothy C. Hain
Mohammad Kaleem Uddin
Approach to the Patient with Hearing Loss	206	(21)
Richard T. Miyamoto
Michael K. Wynne
Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia	227	(9)
Jeri A. Logemann
Approach to the Patient with Dysarthria	236	(8)
Marian P. LaMonte
M. Cara Erskine
Barbara E. Thomas
Approach to the Patient with Acute Headache	244	(15)
David Lee Gordon
Approach to the Patient with Chronic and Recurrent Headache	259	(13)
David S. Lefkowitz
Approach to the Patient with Neck Pain with or without Associated Arm Pain	272	(10)
Scott A. Shapiro
Approach to the Patient with Low Back Pain, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, and Lumbar Stenosis	282	(7)
Paul B. Nelson
Approach to the Patient with Upper Extremity Pain and Paresthesias and Entrapment Neuropathies	289	(16)
Mark A. Ross
Approach to the Patient with Lower Extremity Pain and Paresthesias and Entrapment Neuropathies	305	(10)
Gregory Gruener
Approach to the Patient with Failed Back Syndrome	315	(6)
Michael W. Groff
Approach to the Patient with Acute Sensory Loss	321	(12)
David H. Mattson
Oldrich J. Kolar
Approach to the Hyperkinetic Patient	333	(10)
Allison Brashear
Approach to the Hypokinetic Patient	343	(15)
Robert L. Rodnitzky
Ergun Y. Uc
Approach to the Patient with Acute Muscle Weakness	358	(8)
Rahman Pourmand
Holli A. Horak
Approach to the Patient with Bladder, Bowel, or Sexual Dysfunction and Other Autonomic Disorders	366	(11)
Bhuwan P. Garg
Neuroimaging of Common Neurologic Conditions	377	(11)
Steven J. Willing
Shane J. Rose
Approach to the Selection of Electrodiagnostic, Spinal Fluid, and Other Ancillary Testing	388	(19)
Paul W. Brazis
Approach to Common Office Problems of Pediatric Neurology	407	(19)
David W. Dunn
Hema Patel
Approach to Ethical Issues in Neurology	426	(13)
Michael P. McQuillen
II. TREATMENT
Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease	439	(17)
Jose Biller
Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease	456	(13)
Harold P. Adams, Jr.
Muhammad A. Shoaib
Epilepsies in Children	469	(20)
Hema Patel
David W. Dunn
Epilepsy in Adults	489	(29)
Omkar N. Markand
Multiple Sclerosis	518	(14)
Galen W. Mitchell
Movement Disorders	532	(22)
Xabier Beristain
Joanne M. Wojcieszek
Dementia	554	(8)
Martin R. Farlow
Ann Marie Hake
Central Nervous System Infections	562	(12)
karen L. Roos
Neurologic Complications in AIDS	574	(19)
Bruce A. Cohen
Spinal Cord Disorders	593	(21)
Edward C. Daly
Neuropathy	614	(9)
John C. Kincaid
Myopathy	623	(19)
Raul N. Mandler
Neuromuscular Junction Abnormalities	642	(16)
Robert M. Pascuzzi
Migraine, Cluster, and Tension Headaches	658	(21)
James R. Couch, Jr.
Chronic Pain	679	(8)
Bette G. Maybury
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome	687	(11)
R. Venkata Reddy
Primary Central Nervous System Tumors	698	(10)
Bertrand C. Liang
Diane M. Liang
Nervous System Complications of Cancer	708	(17)
Alok Pasricha
Jack M. Rozental
Neurotoxicology	725	(14)
Daniel E. Rusyniak
Sleep Disorders	739	(15)
Phyllis C. Zee
Dizziness and Vertigo	754	(16)
B. Todd Troost
Neurologic Diseases in Pregnancy	770	(21)
Kathleen B. Digre
Michael W. Varner
The ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies	791	(6)
James D. Fleck
Jose Biller
Appendix. Clinical Signs and Ancillary Diagnostic Studies for Delirium	797	(18)
John C. Andrefsky
Jeffrey I. Frank
Subject Index	815