Blueprints Neurology

by Drislane, Frank W.; Benatar, Michael; Chang, Bernard S.; Acosta, Juan A.; Tarulli, Andrew; Caplan, Louis R.

• ISBN13: 9780781796859
• ISBN10: 0781796857
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-07
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Blueprints Neurology provides students with a complete review of the key topics and concepts - perfect for clerkship rotations and the USMLE. This edition has been completely updated - including new diagnostic and treatment information throughout - while maintaining its succinct, organized, and concise style. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Frank W. Drislane, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Juan Acosta, MD, Neurologist, Clinical, Neurophysiologist, European Medical Doctor, Best Doctors, Madrid, Spain Michael Benatar, MBChB, DPhil, Associate Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology, Director, Electromyography Laboratory, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Andrew Tarulli, MD, Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Division of Neuromuscular Disease, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Bernard S. Chang, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Louis R. Caplan, MD, Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Cerebrovascular Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Reviewers	p. vii
Preface	p. x
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xii
Basics of Neurology	p. 1
The Neurologic Examination	p. 3
Neurologic Investigations	p. 10
Common Neurologic Symptoms	p. 19
The Approach to Coma and Altered Consciousness	p. 21
Neuro-Ophthalmology	p. 29
The Approach to Weakness	p. 40
The Sensory System	p. 48
Dizziness, Vertigo, and Syncope	p. 54
Ataxia and Gait Disorders	p. 58
Urinary and Sexual Dysfunction	p. 63
Headache and Facial Pain	p. 69
Neurologic Disorders	p. 75
Aphasia and Other Disorders of Higher Cortical Function	p. 77
Dementia	p. 84
Sleep Disorders	p. 92
Vascular Disease	p. 96
Seizures	p. 103
Movement Disorders	p. 111
Head Trauma	p. 119
Systemic and Metabolic Disorders	p. 124
Central Nervous System Tumors	p. 131
Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System	p. 139
Infections of the Nervous System	p. 145
Disorders of the Spinal Cord	p. 152
The Peripheral Nervous System	p. 159
Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction and Skeletal Muscle	p. 169
Pediatric Neurology	p. 178
Questions	p. 186
Answers	p. 199
Evidence-Based Resources	p. 209
Index	p. 212
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