Merritt's Neurology Handbook

by Mazzoni, Pietro; Rowland, Lewis P.

• ISBN13: 9780683304961
• ISBN10: 0683304968
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-28
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Designed for portability and quick reference on the wards and in other clinical settings, this handbook presents the essentials of Merritt's Neurology, Tenth Edition. The handbook follows the text chapter by chapter, presenting key information on signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, and neurologic disorders in an easy-to-scan numbered-list format. This pocket-sized reference is perfect for students, residents, and practitioners who need the clinical information from Merritt's in a format that is practical for on-the-spot consultation.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
List of Abbreviations	ix
SECTION I. SYMPTOMS OF NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
Delirium and Dementia	1	(4)
Aphasia, Apraxia, Agnosia	5	(4)
Syncope and Seizures	9	(3)
Coma	12	(9)
Diagnosis of Pain and Paresthesias	21	(3)
Dizziness and Hearing Loss	24	(5)
Impaired Vision and Abnormal Eye Movements	29	(6)
Approach to Headache and Facial Pain	35	(2)
Involuntary Movements	37	(5)
Syndromes Caused by Weak Muscles	42	(2)
Gait Disorders	44	(3)
Signs and Symptoms in Neurologic Diagnosis	47	(3)
SECTION II. HOW TO SELECT DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
CT and MRI	50	(3)
EEG and Evoked Potentials	53	(5)
Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies in Neuromuscular Disease	58	(3)
Neurovascular Imaging	61	(2)
Lumbar Puncture and CSF Examination	63	(4)
Muscle and Nerve Biopsy	67	(3)
Neuropsychological Evaluation	70	(1)
DNA Diagnosis	71	(2)
SECTION III. INFECTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Bacterial Infections	73	(11)
Focal Infections	84	(4)
Viral Infections	88	(7)
AIDS	95	(5)
Fungal and Yeast Infections	100	(2)
Neurosarcoidosis	102	(1)
Spirochete Infections: Neurosyphilis	103	(3)
Spirochete Infections: Leptospirosis	106	(1)
Spirochete Infections: Lyme Disease	107	(2)
Parasitic Infections	109	(7)
Bacterial Toxins	116	(1)
Reye Syndrome	117	(1)
Prion Diseases	118	(2)
Whipple Disease	120	(1)
SECTION IV. CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
Pathogenesis, Classification, and Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease	121	(4)
Examination of the Patient with Cerebrovascular Disease	125	(2)
Transient Ischemic Attacks	127	(1)
Cerebral Infarcts	128	(4)
Cerebral and Cerebellar Hemorrhage	132	(2)
Genetics of Stroke	134	(1)
Other Cerebrovascular Syndromes	135	(3)
Differential Diagnosis of Stroke	138	(2)
Stroke in Children	140	(3)
Treatment and Prevention of Stroke	143	(2)
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	145	(5)
Cerebral Veins and Sinuses	150	(3)
Vascular Disease of the Spinal Cord	153	(3)
SECTION V. DISORDERS OF CEREBROSPINAL AND BRAIN FLUIDS
Hydrocephalus	156	(3)
Brain Edema and Disorders of Intracranial Pressure	159	(4)
Superficial Siderosis of the Central Nervous System	163	(1)
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome	163	(2)
SECTION VI. TUMORS
General Considerations	165	(3)
Tumors of Skull and Cranial Nerves	168	(4)
Tumors of the Meninges	172	(2)
Gliomas	174	(6)
Lymphomas	180	(4)
Pineal Region Tumors	184	(2)
Pituitary Tumors	186	(2)
Congenital and Childhood CNS Tumors	188	(6)
Vascular Tumors and Malformations	194	(2)
Metastatic Tumors	196	(6)
Spinal Tumors	202	(5)
SECTION VII. TRAUMA
Head Injury	207	(10)
Spinal Injury	217	(3)
Intervertebral Discs and Radiculopathy	220	(3)
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	223	(2)
Lumbar Spondylosis	225	(1)
Peripheral and Cranial Nerve Lesions	226	(11)
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	237	(1)
Neuropathic Pain and Posttraumatic Pain Syndromes	238	(1)
Radiation Injury	239	(3)
Electrical and Lightning Injury	242	(1)
Decompression Sickness	242	(1)
SECTION VIII. BIRTH INJURIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES
Neonatal Neurology	243	(5)
Floppy Infant Syndrome	248	(2)
Static Disorders of Brain Development	250	(4)
Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome	254	(1)
Structural Malformations	254	(3)
Marcus Gunn and Mobius Syndromes	257	(2)
SECTION IX. GENETIC DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Chromosomal Diseases	259	(2)
Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism	261	(2)
Disorders of Purine Metabolism	263	(1)
Lysosomal and Other Storage Diseases	264	(14)
Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism	278	(2)
Glucose Transporter Protein Syndrome	280	(1)
Hyperammonemia	280	(3)
Peroxisomal Diseases: Adrenoleukodystrophy, Zellweger Syndrome, Refsum Disease	283	(2)
Organic Acidurias	285	(2)
Disorders of Metal Metabolism	287	(2)
Acute Intermittent Porphyria	289	(2)
Neurologic Syndromes with Acanthocytes	291	(2)
Xeroderma Pigmentosum	293	(1)
Cerebral Degenerations of Childhood	294	(3)
Diffuse Sclerosis	297	(1)
Differential Diagnosis	298	(11)
SECTION X. DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies: Diseases of Mitochondrial DNA	309	(3)
Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy	312	(1)
Mitochondrial Diseases with Mutations of Nuclear DNA	313	(2)
SECTION XI. NEUROCUTANEOUS DISORDERS
Neurofibromatosis	315	(2)
Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis (Sturge-Weber-Dimitri Syndrome)	317	(1)
Incontinentia Pigmenti	318	(1)
Tuberous Sclerosis	319	(2)
SECTION XII. PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIES
General Considerations	321	(5)
Hereditary Neuropathies	326	(2)
Acquired Neuropathies	328	(8)
SECTION XIII. DEMENTIAS
Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias	336	(5)
SECTION XIV. ATAXIAS
The Hereditary Ataxias	341	(7)
SECTION XV. MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Huntington Disease	348	(2)
Sydenham and Other Forms of Chorea	350	(3)
Myoclonus	353	(1)
Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome	354	(1)
Dystonia	355	(6)
Essential Tremor	361	(1)
Parkinsonism	362	(9)
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy	371	(1)
Neuroleptic-induced Syndromes: Tardive Dyskinesia	371	(3)
SECTION XVI. SPINAL CORD DISEASES
Hereditary and Acquired Spastic Paraplegia	374	(3)
Hereditary and Acquired Motor Neuron Diseases	377	(3)
Syringomyelia	380	(2)
SECTION XVII. DISORDERS OF THE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
Myasthenia Gravis	382	(4)
Lambert-Eaton Syndrome	386	(1)
Botulism and Antibiotic-induced Neuromuscular Disorders	386	(2)
Acute Quadriplegic Myopathy	388	(1)
SECTION XVIII. MYOPATHIES
Identifying Disorders of the Motor Unit	389	(2)
Progressive Muscular Dystrophies	391	(6)
Familial Periodic Paralysis	397	(3)
Congenital Disorders of Muscle	400	(2)
Myoglobinuria	402	(3)
Muscle Cramps and Stiffness	405	(3)
Dermatomyositis	408	(1)
Polymyositis, Inclusion Body Myositis, and Related Myopathies	409	(2)
Myositis Ossificans	411	(1)
SECTION XIX. DEMYELINATING DISEASES
Multiple Sclerosis	412	(8)
Marchiafava-Bignami Disease	420	(1)
Central Pontine Myelinolysis	421	(1)
SECTION XX. AUTONOMIC DISORDERS
Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension and Autonomic Failure	422	(3)
Acute Autonomic Neuropathy	425	(1)
Familial Dysautonomia	425	(2)
SECTION XXI. PAROXYSMAL DISORDERS
Migraine and Other Headaches	427	(6)
Epilepsy	433	(13)
Febrile Seizures	446	(1)
Neonatal Seizures	447	(2)
Transient Global Amnesia	449	(1)
Meniere Syndrome	449	(1)
Sleep Disorders	450	(4)
SECTION XXII. SYSTEMIC DISEASES AND GENERAL MEDICINE
Endocrine Diseases	454	(5)
Hematologic and Related Diseases	459	(5)
Hepatic Disease	464	(1)
Cerebral Complications of Cardiac Surgery	465	(1)
Bone Disease	466	(2)
Renal Disease	468	(1)
Respiratory Care: Diagnosis and Management	469	(3)
Paraneoplastic Syndromes	472	(2)
Nutritional Disorders: Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Malabsorption, and Malnutrition	474	(3)
Vasculities Syndromes	477	(3)
Neurologic Disease During Pregnancy	480	(3)
SECTION XXIII. ENVIRONMENTAL NEUROLOGY
Alcoholism	483	(4)
Drug Dependence	487	(5)
Iatrogenic Disease	492	(3)
Complications of Cancer Chemotherapy	495	(2)
Occupational and Environmental Neurotoxicology	497	(3)
Abuse of Children: Physical, Drugs, AIDS	500	(2)
Falls in the Elderly	502	(1)
SECTION XXIV. REHABILITATION
Neurologic Rehabilitation	503	(2)
SECTION XXV. ETHICAL AND LEGAL GUIDELINES
End-of-Life Issues in Neurology	505	(2)
Subject Index	507