Practical Neurology

by Biller, José

• ISBN13: 9780781784832
• ISBN10: 0781784832
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-04
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this practical, convenient reference covers a wide spectrum of presenting complaints and neurologic disorders encountered in daily practice. The contributing authors are well-established clinicians and educators with a talent for making neurologic information accessible and understandable. The book is organized into 35 chapters on diagnosis and 23 chapters on treatment, including a chapter on ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies. Chapters are written in outline format and follow a standard template. This edition features a completely updated treatment section, an expanded chapter on pediatric office neurology, and more illustrations and tables. Vignettes have been added to the chapters on approach to the patient with specific disorders.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	p. ix
Preface	p. xv
Diagnosis
Approach to the Patient with Acute Confusional State	p. 1
Approach to the Patient with Dementia	p. 15
Approach to the Patient with Aphasia	p. 27
Approach to the Patient with Memory Impairment	p. 41
Approach to the Comatose Patient	p. 55
Approach to the Patient with Seizures	p. 63
Approach to the Patient with Syncope	p. 75
Approach to the Patient with Gait Disturbances and Recurrent Falls	p. 85
Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders	p. 99
Approach to the Patient with Visual Loss	p. 117
Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Pupils	p. 131
Approach to the Patient with Diplopia	p. 143
Approach to the Patient with Facial Numbness	p. 153
Approach to the Patient with Facial Pain	p. 165
Approach to the Patient with Facial Weakness	p. 175
Approach to the Patient with Dizziness and Vertigo	p. 183
Approach to the Patient with Hearing Loss	p. 201
Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia	p. 213
Approach to the Patient with Dysarthria	p. 223
Approach to the Patient with Acute Headache	p. 233
Approach to the Patient with Chronic and Recurrent Headache	p. 249
Approach to the Patient with Neck Pain with or without Associated Arm Pain	p. 265
Approach to the Patient with Low Back Pain, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, and Lumbar Stenosis	p. 277
Approach to the Patient with Upper Extremity Pain and Paresthesias and Entrapment Neuropathies	p. 287
Approach to the Patient with Lower Extremity Pain, Paresthesias, and Entrapment Neuropathies	p. 303
Approach to the Patient with Failed Back Syndrome	p. 315
Approach to the Patient with Acute Sensory Loss	p. 325
Approach to the Hyperkinetic Patient	p. 337
Approach to the Hypokinetic Patient	p. 355
Approach to the Patient with Acute Muscle Weakness	p. 369
Approach to the Patient with Bladder, Bowel, or Sexual Dysfunction and Other Autonomic Disorders	p. 379
Neuroimaging of Common Neurological Conditions	p. 393
Approach to the Selection of Electrodiagnostic, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Other Ancillary Testing	p. 409
Approach to Common Office Problems of Pediatric Neurology	p. 433
Approach to Ethical Issues in Neurology	p. 445
Treatment
Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease	p. 459
Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease	p. 477
Epilepsies in Children	p. 491
Epilepsy in Adults	p. 511
Multiple Sclerosis	p. 543
Movement Disorders	p. 559
Dementia	p. 575
Central Nervous System Infections	p. 583
Neurologic Complications in AIDS	p. 597
Spinal Cord Disorders	p. 615
Neuropathy	p. 633
Myopathy	p. 643
Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction	p. 657
Therapy of Migraine, Cluster, and Tension Headaches	p. 671
Chronic Pain	p. 693
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome	p. 701
Primary Central Nervous System Tumors	p. 713
Nervous System Complications of Cancer	p. 725
Neurotoxicology	p. 745
Sleep Disorders	p. 765
Dizziness and Vertigo	p. 783
Neurologic Diseases in Pregnancy	p. 795
The ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies	p. 817
Index	p. 827
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