Clinical Electrophysiology A Handbook for Neurologists

by Kaplan, Peter W.; Nguyen, Thien

• ISBN13: 9781405185295
• ISBN10: 1405185295
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-25
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Neurologists in practice and in training will welcome this resource for clinical problem solving. By emphasizing the clinical symptom and the respective EP findings, the authors help you identify specific problems. Each problem is illustrated by a central figure showing the appropriate read out, annotated to show the key features. Each case follows a standard presentation over a two-page layout.

Author Biography

Peter Kaplan, MB BS, MRCP, Professor of Neurology, John Hopkins School of Medicine, MD

Thien Nguyen, MD PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, John Hopkins School of Medicine, MD

Table of Contents

Central Nervous System Disorders

Confusional states, encephalopathy and delirium

Coma Paroxysmal altered behavior or consciousness

Hallucinations, illusions, delirium

Hysterical or functional deficits - blindness, deafness, paralysis, abnormal movement, catatonia

Clinical Seizures, or remote history of seizures or epilepsy

Clinically overt convulsions, subtle or suspected status epilepticus

Locked-in-Syndrome, minimally conscious state, PVS

Progression or recurrence of neurological disease

Peripheral Nervous System Disease

Weakness or paralysis in the ICU

Diffuse muscle weakness

Weakness with fasciculation

Evaluation of painful, burning limbs/neuropathy

Back pain and weakness/radiculopathies Traumatic weakness/obstetric palsies

Progression or recurrence of neurological disease

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