Adams and Victor’s Principles of Neurology

by Ropper, Allan H.; Brown, Robert H.; Adams, Raymond D.; Victor, Maurice

• ISBN13: 9780071416207
• ISBN10: 007141620X
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-29
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

A new take on the classic, definitive text on the full spectrum of neurology. Reflecting a modern approach to neurology, Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 8/e new format highlights a more complete and accessible approaches to treatment and clinical management strategies. This thoroughly revised edition features more coverage of treatment and neuroimaging, renown signs and symptoms sections integrated throughout, and over 800 illustrations.

Author Biography

Allan Ropper, M.D
Professor of Neurology
Tufts Medical College
Chief of Neurology
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Robert H. Brown, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Director, Neuromuscular Laboratories
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Bob Brown is one of the leading experts on ALS(Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and other neuromuscular diseases. Allan Ropper has distinguished himself as the preeminent thought-leader in the field of neurologic emergencies, and continues to hold annual educational symposia on this topic at the annual AAN meeting.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART 1 THE CLINICAL METHOD OF NEUROLOGY	1	(34)
Approach to the Patient with Neurologic Disease	3	(8)
Special Techniques for Neurologic Diagnosis	11	(24)
PART 2 CARDINAL MANIFESTATIONS OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASE	35	(2)
SECTION 1 DISORDERS OF MOTILITY	37	(72)
Motor Paralysis	39	(16)
Abnormalities of Movement and Posture due to Disease of the Basal Ganglia	55	(16)
Incoordination and Other Disorders of Cerebellar Function	71	(9)
Tremor, Myoclonus, Focal Dystonias, and Ties	80	(20)
Disorders of Stance and Gait	100	(9)
SECTION 2 PAIN AND OTHER DISORDERS OF SOMATIC SENSATION, HEADACHE, AND BACKACHE	109	(84)
Pain	111	(18)
Other Somatic Sensation	129	(15)
Headache and Other Craniofacial Pains	144	(24)
Pain in the Back, Neck, and Extremities	168	(25)
SECTION 3 DISORDERS OF THE SPECIAL SENSES	193	(76)
Disorders of Smell and Taste	195	(8)
Disturbances of Vision	203	(19)
Disorders of Ocular Movement and Pupillary Function	222	(24)
Deafness, Dizziness, and Disorders of Equilibrium	246	(23)
SECTION 4 EPILEPSY AND DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS	269	(84)
Epilepsy and Other Seizure Disorders	271	(31)
Coma and Related Disorders of Consciousness	302	(20)
Faintness and Syncope	322	(11)
Sleep and Its Abnormalities	333	(20)
SECTION 5 DERANGEMENTS OF INTELLECT, BEHAVIOR, AND LANGUAGE DUE TO DIFFUSE AND FOCAL CEREBRAL DISEASE	353	(78)
Delirium and Other Acute Confusional States	355	(12)
Dementia and the Amnesic (Korsakoff) Syndrome with Comments on the Neurology of Intelligence and Memory	367	(18)
Neurologic Disorders Caused by Lesions in Particular Parts of the Cerebrum	385	(28)
Disorders of Speech and Language	413	(18)
SECTION 6 DISORDERS OF ENERGY, MOOD, AND AUTONOMIC AND ENDOCRINE FUNCTIONS	431	(60)
Fatigue, Asthenia, Anxiety, and Depressive Reactions	433	(9)
Limbic Lobes and the Neurology of Emotion	442	(10)
Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System, Respiration, and Swallowing	452	(28)
The Hypothalamus and Neuroendocrine Disorders	480	(11)
PART 3 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE NEUROLOGY OF AGING	491	(36)
Normal Development and Deviations in Development of the Nervous System	493	(26)
The Neurology of Aging	519	(8)
PART 4 MAJOR CATEGORIES OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASE	527	(520)
Disturbances of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Its Circulation, Including Hydrocephalus, Pseudotumor Cerebri, and Low-Pressure Syndromes	529	(17)
Intracranial Neoplasms and Paraneoplastic Disorders	546	(46)
Infections of the Nervous System (Bacterial, Fungal, Spirochetal, Parasitic) and Sarcoidosis	592	(39)
Viral Infections of the Nervous System, Chronic Meningitis, and Prion Diseases	631	(29)
Cerebrovascular Diseases	660	(87)
Craniocerebral Trauma	747	(24)
Multiple Sclerosis and Allied Demyelinative Diseases	771	(26)
The Inherited Metabolic Diseases of the Nervous System	797	(53)
Developmental Diseases of the Nervous System	850	(45)
Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System	895	(64)
The Acquired Metabolic Disorders of the Nervous System	959	(24)
Diseases of the Nervous System due to Nutritional Deficiency	983	(21)
Alcohol and Alcoholism	1004	(12)
Disorders of the Nervous System due to Drugs, Toxins, and Other Chemical Agents	1016	(31)
PART 5 DISEASES OF SPINAL CORD, PERIPHERAL NERVE, AND MUSCLE	1047	(238)
Diseases of the Spinal Cord	1049	(43)
Electrophysiologic and Laboratory Aids in the Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Disease	1092	(18)
Diseases of the Peripheral Nerves	1110	(68)
Diseases of the Cranial Nerves	1178	(13)
Principles of Clinical Myology: Diagnosis and Classification of Diseases of Muscle and Neuromuscular Junction	1191	(11)
The Inflammatory Myopathies	1202	(11)
The Muscular Dystrophies	1213	(17)
The Metabolic and Toxic Myopathies	1230	(14)
The Congenital Neuromuscular Disorders	1244	(6)
Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction	1250	(15)
The Periodic Paralyses and Hereditary, Nondystrophic Myotonias	1265	(11)
Disorders of Muscle Characterized by Cramp, Spasm, Pain, and Localized Masses	1276	(9)
PART 6 PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS	1285	(48)
The Neuroses and Personality Disorders	1291	(17)
Reactive Depression, Endogenous Depression, and Manic-Depressive Disease	1308	(10)
The Schizophrenias and Paranoid States	1318	(15)
Index	1333