Merritt's Neurology

by Rowland, Lewis P.

• ISBN13: 9780683304749
• ISBN10: 0683304747
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-04-17
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This acclaimed classic neurology text is thoroughly revised. This tenth edition will display the same organizational structure that has made Merrittis one of the most widely consulted neurology texts by neurologists and primary care providers that must understand some neurology. Easy to read, practical and uniform in style, it has been widely used as a resource for board review in psychiatry and neurology.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	xi
Preface	xix
Abbreviations	xxi
I. SYMPTOMS OF NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
Delirium and Dementia	3	(4)
Scott A. Small
Richard Mayeux
Aphasia, Apraxia, and Agnosia	7	(5)
J. P. Mohr
Syncope and Seizure	12	(5)
Timothy A. Pedley
Dewey K. Ziegler
Coma	17	(6)
John C. M. Brust
Diagnosis of Pain and Paresthesias	23	(3)
Lewis P. Rowland
Dizziness and Hearing Loss	26	(5)
Jack J. Wazen
Impaired Vision	31	(5)
Myles M. Behrens
Headache	36	(2)
Neil H. Raskin
Involuntary Movements	38	(4)
Stanley Fahn
Syndromes Caused by Weak Muscles	42	(3)
Lewis P. Rowland
Gait Disorders	45	(5)
Sid Gilman
Signs and Symptoms in Neurologic Diagnosis	50	(5)
Lewis P. Rowland
II. HOW TO SELECT DIAGNOSITIC TESTS
Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging	55	(9)
Robert DeLaPaz
Stephen Chan
Electroencephalography and Evoked Potentials	64	(9)
Ronald G. Emerson
Thaddeus S. Walczak
Timothy A. Pedley
Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies in Neuromuscular Disease	73	(4)
Dale J. Lange
Werner Trojaborg
Neurovascular Imaging	77	(12)
J. P. Mohr
Robert DeLaPaz
Lumbar Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination	89	(3)
Robert A. Fishman
Muscle and Nerve Biopsy	92	(2)
Arthur P. Hays
Neuropsychologic Evaluation	94	(4)
Yaakov Stern
DNA Diagnosis	98	(5)
Lewis P. Rowland
III. INFECTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Bacterial Infections	103	(24)
James R. Miller
Burk Jubelt
Focal Infections	127	(7)
Gary L. Bernardini
Viral Infections	134	(29)
Burk Jubelt
James R. Miller
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	163	(12)
Carolyn Barley Britton
Fungal and Yeast Infections	175	(5)
Leon D. Prockop
Neurosarcoidosis	180	(2)
John C. M. Brust
Spirochete Infections: Neurosyphilis	182	(7)
Lewis P. Rowland
Leonidas Stefanis
Spirochete Infections: Leptospirosis	189	(1)
James R. Miller
Spirochete Infections: Lyme Disease	190	(2)
James R. Miller
Parasitic Infections	192	(10)
Burk Jubelt
James R. Miller
Bacterial Toxins	202	(3)
James R. Miller
Reye Syndrome	205	(1)
Darryl C. De Vivo
Prion Diseases	206	(6)
Burk Jubelt
Whipple Disease	212	(5)
Elan D. Louis
IV. VASCULAR DISEASES
Pathogenesis, Classification, and Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease	217	(12)
Ralph L. Sacco
Examination of the Patient with Cerebrovascular Disease	229	(2)
Randolph S. Marshall
Transient Ischemic Attack	231	(1)
John C. M. Brust
Cerebral Infarction	232	(8)
John C. M. Brust
Cerebral and Cerebellar Hemorrhage	240	(1)
J. P. Mohr
Christian Stapf
Genetics of Stroke	241	(3)
Alexander Halim
Ralph L. Sacco
Other Cerebrovascular Syndromes	244	(3)
Frank M. Yatsu
Differential Diagnosis of Stroke	247	(3)
Mitchell S. V. Elkind
J. P. Mohr
Stroke in Children	250	(7)
Arnold P. Gold
Abba L. Cargan
Treatment and Prevention of Stroke	257	(3)
Frank M. Yatsu
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	260	(8)
Stephan A. Mayer
Gary L. Bernardini
John C. M. Brust
Robert A. Solomon
Cerebral Veins and Sinuses	268	(3)
Robert A. Fishman
Vascular Disease of the Spinal Cord	271	(6)
Leon A. Weisberg
V. DISORDERS OF CEREBROSPINAL AND BRAIN FLUIDS
Hydrocephalus	277	(7)
Leon D. Prockop
Brain Edema and Disorders of Intracranial Pressure	284	(7)
Robert A. Fishman
Superficial Siderosis of the Central Nervous System	291	(1)
Robert A. Fishman
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome	292	(5)
Leon D. Prockop
Stephan A. Mayer
VI. TUMORS
General Considerations	297	(7)
Casilda M. Balmaceda
Tumors of the Skull And Cranial Nerves	304	(7)
Jeffrey N. Bruce
Casilda M. Balmaceda
Michael R. Fetell
Tumors of the Meninges	311	(7)
Casilda M. Balmaceda
Michael B. Sisti
Jeffrey N. Bruce
Gliomas	318	(16)
Casilda M. Balmaceda
Robert L. Fine
Lymphomas	334	(7)
Casilda M. Balmaceda
Pineal Region Tumors	341	(6)
Jeffrey N. Bruce
Casilda M. Balmaceda
Bennett M. Stein
Michael R. Fetell
Tumors of the Pituitary Gland	347	(7)
Jeffrey N. Bruce
Michael R. Fetell
Pamela U. Freda
Congenital and Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors	354	(13)
James H. Garvin, Jr.
Neil A. Feldstein
Vascular Tumors and Malformations	367	(9)
Robert A. Solomon
John Pile-Spellman
J. P. Mohr
Metastic Tumors	376	(12)
Casilda M. Balmaceda
Spinal Tumors	388	(13)
Paul C. McCormick
Michael R. Fetell
Lewis P. Rowland
VII. TRAUMA
Head Injury	401	(15)
Stephan A. Mayer
Lewis P. Rowland
Spinal Injury	416	(8)
Joseph T. Marotta
Intervertebral Disks and Radiculopathy	424	(6)
Paul C. McCormick
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	430	(4)
Lewis P. Rowland
Paul C. McCormick
Lumbar Spondylosis	434	(2)
Lewis P. Rowland
Paul C. McCormick
Peripheral and Cranial Nerve Lesions	436	(18)
Dale J. Lange
Werner Trojaborg
Lewis P. Rowland
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	454	(1)
Lewis P. Rowland
Neuropathic Pain and Posttraumatic Pain Syndromes	455	(2)
James H. Halsey
Radiation Injury	457	(6)
Casilda M. Balmaceda
Steven R. Isaacson
Electrical and Lightning Injury	463	(1)
Lewis P. Rowland
Decompression Sickness	464	(3)
Leon D. Prockop
VIII. BIRTH INJURIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES
Neonatal Neurology	467	(6)
M. Richard Koenigsberger
Ram Kairam
Floppy Infant Syndrome	473	(3)
Thornton B. A. Mason, II
Darryl C. De Vivo
Static Disorders of Brain Development	476	(8)
Isabelle Rapin
Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome	484	(1)
Melvin Greer
Structural Malformations	485	(13)
Melvin Greer
Marcus Gunn and Mobius Syndromes	498	(5)
Lewis P. Rowland
IX. GENETIC DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Chromosomal Diseases	503	(3)
Ching H. Wang
Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism	506	(6)
John H. Menkes
Disorders of Purine Metabolism	512	(2)
Lewis P. Rowland
Lysosomal and Other Storage Diseases	514	(16)
William G. Johnson
Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism	530	(3)
Salvatore DiMauro
Glucose Transporter Protein Syndrome	533	(1)
Darryl C. De Vivo
Hyperammonemia	534	(3)
Rosario R. Trifiletti
Douglas R. Nordli, Jr.
Peroxisomal Diseases: Adrenoleukodystropy, Zellweger Syndrome, and Refsum Disease	537	(4)
Mia MacCollin
Darryl C. De Vivo
Organic Acidurias	541	(2)
Stefano Di Donato
Graziella Uziel
Disorders of Metal Metabolism	543	(6)
John H. Menkes
Acute Intermittent Porphyria	549	(3)
Lewis P. Rowland
Neurological Syndromes with Acanthocytes	552	(3)
Timothy A. Pedley
Lewis P. Rowland
Xeroderma Pigmentosum	555	(1)
Lewis P. Rowland
Cerebral Degenerations of Childhood	555	(6)
Eveline C. Traeger
Isabelle Rapin
Diffuse Sclerosis	561	(1)
Lewis P. Rowland
Differential Diagnosis	562	(11)
Eveline C. Traeger
Isabelle Rapin
X. DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies: Diseases of Mitochondrial DNA	573	(6)
Salvatore DiMauro
Eric A. Schon
Michio Hirano
Lewis P. Rowland
Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy	579	(3)
Myles M. Behrens
Michio Hirano
Mitochondrial Diseases with Mutations of Nuclear DNA	582	(5)
Darryl C. De Vivo
Michio Hirano
XI. NEUROCUTANEOUS DISORDERS
Neurofibromatosis	587	(4)
Arnold P. Gold
Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis	591	(3)
Arnold P. Gold
Incontinentia Pigmenti	594	(2)
Arnold P. Gold
Tuberous Sclerosis	596	(9)
Arnold P. Gold
XII. PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIES
General Considerations	605	(3)
Norman Latov
Hereditary Neuropathies	608	(5)
Robert E. Lovelace
Lewis P. Rowland
Acquired Neuropathies	613	(20)
Dale J. Lange
Norman Latov
Werner Trojaborg
XIII. DEMENTIAS
Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias	633	(12)
Scott A. Small
Richard Mayeux
XIV. ATAXIAS
Hereditary Ataxias	645	(14)
Susan B. Bressman
Timothy Lynch
Roger N. Rosenberg
XV. MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Huntington Disease	659	(3)
Stanley Fahn
Sydenham and Other Forms of Chorea	662	(4)
Stanley Fahn
Myoclonus	666	(2)
Stanley Fahn
Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome	668	(1)
Stanley Fahn
Dystonia	669	(9)
Stanley Fahn
Susan B. Bressman
Essential Tremor	678	(1)
Elan D. Louis
Paul E. Greene
Parkinsonism	679	(15)
Stanley Fahn
Serge Przedborski
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy	694	(2)
Paul E. Greene
Tardive Dyskinesia and Other Neuroleptic-Induced Syndromes	696	(7)
Stanley Fahn
Robert E. Burke
XVI. SPINAL CORD DISEASES
Hereditary and Acquired Spastic Paraplegia	703	(5)
Lewis P. Rowland
Hereditary and Acquired Motor Neuron Diseases	708	(7)
Lewis P. Rowland
Syringomyelia	715	(6)
Elliott L. Mancall
Paul C. McCormick
XVII. DISORDERS OF THE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
Myasthenia Gravis	721	(6)
Audrey S. Penn
Lewis P. Rowland
Lambert-Eaton Syndrome	727	(1)
Audrey S. Penn
Botulism and Antibiotic-Induced Neuromuscular Disorders	728	(2)
Audrey S. Penn
Acute Quadriplegic Myopathy	730	(5)
Michio Hirano
XVIII. MYOPATHIES
Identifying Disorders of the Motor Unit	735	(2)
Lewis P. Rowland
Progressive Muscular Dystrophies	737	(12)
Lewis P. Rowland
Familial Periodic Paralysis	749	(4)
Lewis P. Rowland
Congenital Disorders of Muscle	753	(3)
Lewis P. Rowland
Myoglobinuria	756	(2)
Lewis P. Rowland
Muscle Cramps and Stiffness	758	(5)
Robert B. Layzer
Lewis P. Rowland
Dermatomyositis	763	(2)
Lewis P. Rowland
Polymyositis, Inclusion Body Myositis, and Related Myopathies	765	(5)
Lewis P. Rowland
Myositis Ossificans	770	(3)
Lewis P. Rowland
XIX. DEMYELINATING DISEASES
Multiple Sclerosis	773	(19)
James R. Miller
Marchiafava-Bignami Disease	792	(2)
James R. Miller
Central Pontine Myelinolysis	794	(5)
Gary L. Bernardini
Elliott L. Mancall
XX. AUTONOMIC DISORDERS
Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension and Autonomic Failure	799	(3)
Louis H. Weimer
Acute Autonomic Neuropathy	802	(1)
Louis H. Weimer
Familial Dysautonomia	802	(5)
Alan M. Aron
XXI. PAROXYSMAL DISORDERS
Migraine and Other Headaches	807	(6)
Neil H. Raskin
Epiplepsy	813	(20)
Timothy A. Pedley
Carl W. Bazil
Martha J. Morrell
Febrile Seizures	833	(1)
Douglas R. Nordli, Jr.
Timothy A. Pedley
Neonatal Seizures	834	(2)
Douglas R. Nordli, Jr.
Timothy A. Pedley
Transient Global Amnesia	836	(1)
John C. M. Brust
Meniere Syndrome	837	(2)
Jack J. Wazen
Sleep Disorders	839	(10)
June M. Fry
XXII. SYSTEMIC DISEASES AND GENERAL MEDICINE
Endocrine Diseases	849	(15)
Gary M. Abrams
Earl A. Zimmerman
Hematologic and Related Diseases	864	(12)
Kyriakos P. Papadopoulos
Casilda M. Balmaceda
Hepatic Disease	876	(2)
Neil H. Raskin
Lewis P. Rowland
Cerebral Complications of Cardiac Surgery	878	(3)
Eric J. Heyer
Lewis P. Rowland
Bone Disease	881	(5)
Roger N. Rosenberg
Renal Disease	886	(3)
Neil H. Raskin
Respiratory Care: Diagnosis and Management	889	(4)
Stephan A. Mayer
Matthew E. Fink
Paraneoplastic Syndromes	893	(3)
Lewis P. Rowland
Nutritional Disorders: Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Malabsorption, and Malnutrition	896	(6)
Lewis P. Rowland
Bradford P. Worrall
Vasculitis Syndromes	902	(9)
Lewis P. Rowland
Neurologic Disease during Pregnancy	911	(10)
Alison M. Pack
Martha J. Morrell
XXIII. ENVIRONMENTAL NEUROLOGY
Alcoholism	921	(8)
John C.M. Brust
Drug Dependence	929	(4)
John C.M. Brust
Iatrogenic Disease	933	(3)
Lewis P. Rowland
Complications of Cancer Chemotherapy	936	(4)
Massimo Corbo
Casilda M. Balmaceda
Occupational and Environmental Neurotoxicology	940	(8)
Lewis P. Rowland
Abuse of Children	948	(5)
Claudia A. Chiriboga
Falls in the Elderly	953	(4)
Lewis P. Rowland
XXIV. REHABILITATION
Neurologic Rehabilitation	957	(6)
Laura Lennihan
Glenn M. Seliger
XXV. ETHICAL AND LEGAL GUIDELINES
End-of-Life Issues in Neurology	963	(4)
Lewis P. Rowland
Subject Index	967