Merritt's Neurology Handbook

by Mazzoni, Pietro; Pearson, Toni; Rowland, Lewis P.

• ISBN13: 9780781762700
• ISBN10: 0781762707
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-25
• 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, Eleventh 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. This edition features new chapters on endovascular surgical neuroradiology and on psychiatric conditions--schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety, and somatoform disorders. Other new chapters cover disorders of DNA translation, pachymeningitis, and Hashimoto encephalopathy.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
List of Abbreviations	ix
SECTION I SYMPTOMS OF NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
Delirium and Dementia	3	(3)
Aphasia, Apraxia, Agnosia	6	(4)
Syncope, Seizures, and Their Mimics	10	(7)
Coma	17	(11)
Diagnosis of Pain and Paresthesias	28	(3)
Dizziness and Hearing Loss	31	(6)
Impaired Vision	37	(6)
Approach to Headache and Facial Pain	43	(3)
Involuntary Movements and Related Syndromes	46	(7)
Syndromes Caused by Weak Muscles	53	(2)
Gait Disorders	55	(5)
Signs and Symptoms in Neurologic Diagnosis	60	(5)
SECTION II HOW TO SELECT DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
CT and MRI	65	(4)
EEG and Evoked Potentials	69	(5)
Nerve Conduction Studies, Electromyography, and Magnetic Stimulation	74	(4)
Neurovascular Imaging	78	(3)
Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology	81	(1)
Lumbar Puncture and CSF Examination	82	(6)
Muscle and Nerve Biopsy	88	(2)
Neuropsychological Evaluation	90	(2)
DNA Diagnosis	92	(3)
SECTION III INFECTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Bacterial Infections and Aseptic Meningitis	95	(12)
Focal Infections	107	(5)
Viral Infections	112	(8)
AIDS	120	(5)
Fungal and Yeast Infections	125	(1)
Neurosarcoidosis	126	(2)
Spirochete Infections: Neurosyphilis	128	(4)
Spirochete Infections: Leptospirosis	132	(1)
Spirochete Infections: Lyme Disease	133	(2)
Parasitic Infections	135	(8)
Bacterial Toxins	143	(2)
Reye Syndrome	145	(1)
Prion Diseases	146	(3)
Whipple Disease	149	(4)
SECTION IV CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
Pathogenesis, Classification, and Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease	153	(5)
Examination of the Patient with Cerebrovascular Disease	158	(3)
Transient Ischemic Attack	161	(1)
Cerebral Infarction	162	(5)
Cerebral and Cerebellar Hemorrhage	167	(2)
Genetics of Stroke	169	(3)
Other Cerebrovascular Syndromes	172	(4)
Differential Diagnosis of Stroke	176	(3)
Stroke in Children	179	(4)
Treatment and Prevention of Stroke	183	(3)
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	186	(6)
Cerebral Veins and Sinuses	192	(3)
Vascular Disease of the Spinal Cord	195	(6)
SECTION V DISORDERS OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUIDS
Hydrocephalus	201	(3)
Disorders of Intracranial Pressure	204	(4)
Superficial Siderosis of the CNS	208	(1)
Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome	208	(5)
SECTION VI TUMORS
General Considerations	213	(3)
Tumors of the Skull and Cranial Nerves	216	(4)
Tumors of the Meninges	220	(3)
Gliomas	223	(4)
Lymphomas	227	(4)
Pineal Region Tumors	231	(3)
Pituitary Tumors	234	(2)
Congenital and Childhood CNS Tumors	236	(8)
Vascular Tumors and Malformations	244	(3)
Metastatic Tumors	247	(4)
Spinal Tumors	251	(10)
SECTION VII TRAUMA
Head Injury	261	(12)
Spinal Injury	273	(4)
Intervertebral Discs and Radiculopathy	277	(3)
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	280	(1)
Lumbar Spondylosis	281	(1)
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Lesions	282	(13)
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	295	(1)
Neuropathic Pain	296	(2)
Radiation Injury	298	(3)
Electrical and Lightning Injury	301	(1)
Decompression Sickness	302	(3)
SECTION VIII BIRTH INJURIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES
Neonatal Neurology	305	(6)
Floppy Infant Syndrome	311	(3)
Static Disorders of Brain Development	314	(4)
Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome	318	(1)
Structural Malformations	319	(4)
Marcus Gunn and Mobius Syndromes	323	(4)
SECTION IX GENETIC DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Chromosomal Diseases	327	(3)
Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism	330	(3)
Disorders of Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism	333	(1)
Lysosomal and Other Storage Diseases	334	(15)
Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism	349	(3)
Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome	352	(1)
Disorders of DNA Maintenance, Transcription, and Translation	352	(4)
Hyperammonemia	356	(3)
Peroxisomal Diseases: Adrenoleukodystrophy, Zellweger Syndrome, Refsum Disease	359	(3)
Organic Acidurias	362	(2)
Disorders of Metal Metabolism	364	(3)
Acute Intermittent Porphyria	367	(3)
Neurologic Syndromes with Acanthocytes	370	(2)
Cerebral Degenerations of Childhood	372	(5)
Diffuse Sclerosis	377	(1)
Differential Diagnosis	378	(17)
SECTION X MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDERS
Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies: Diseases of Mitochondrial DNA	395	(3)
Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy	398	(1)
Mitochondrial Diseases with Mutations of Nuclear DNA	399	(6)
SECTION XI NEUROCUTANEOUS DISORDERS
Neurofibromatosis	405	(2)
Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis	407	(2)
Incontinentia Pigmenti	409	(1)
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex	410	(5)
SECTION XII PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIES
General Considerations	415	(6)
Hereditary Neuropathies	421	(5)
Acquired Neuropathies	426	(13)
SECTION XIII DEMENTIAS
Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias	439	(8)
SECTION XIV ATAXIAS
Hereditary Ataxias	447	(10)
SECTION XV MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Huntington Disease	457	(2)
Sydenham and Other Forms of Chorea	459	(4)
Myoclonus	463	(2)
Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome	465	(1)
Dystonia	465	(10)
Essential Tremor	475	(1)
Parkinsonism	475	(12)
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy	487	(1)
Tardive Dyskinesia and Other Neuroleptic-Induced Syndromes	488	(5)
SECTION XVI SPINAL CORD DISEASES
Hereditary and Acquired Spastic Paraplegia	493	(4)
Hereditary and Acquired Motor Neuron Diseases	497	(5)
Syringomyelia	502	(5)
SECTION XVII DISORDERS OF THE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
Myasthenia Gravis	507	(4)
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome	511	(1)
Botulism and Antibiotic-Induced Neuromuscular Disorders	512	(1)
Acute Quadriplegic Myopathy	513	(4)
SECTION XVIII MYOPATHIES
Identifying Disorders of the Motor Unit	517	(2)
Progressive Muscular Dystrophies	519	(12)
Familial Periodic Paralysis	531	(4)
Congenital Myopathies	535	(5)
Myoglobinuria	540	(4)
Muscle Cramps and Stiffness	544	(4)
Dermatomyositis	548	(2)
Polymyositis, Inclusion Body Myositis, and Related Myopathies	550	(2)
Myositis Ossificans	552	(3)
SECTION XIX DEMYELINATING DISEASES
Multiple Sclerosis	555	(8)
Marchiafava-Bignami Disease	563	(1)
Central Pontine Myelinolysis	564	(5)
SECTION XX AUTONOMIC DISORDERS
Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension and Autonomic Failure	569	(4)
Acute Autonomic Neuropathy	573	(1)
Familial Dysautonomia	573	(4)
SECTION XXI PAROXYSMAL DISORDERS
Migraine and Other Headaches	577	(8)
Epilepsy	585	(12)
Febrile Seizures	597	(1)
Transient Global Amnesia	598	(1)
Meniere Syndrome	599	(2)
Sleep Disorders	601	(6)
SECTION XXII SYSTEMIC DISEASES AND GENERAL MEDICINE
Endocrine Diseases	607	(5)
Hematologic and Related Diseases	612	(7)
Hepatic Disease	619	(1)
Cerebral Complications of Cardiac Surgery	620	(2)
Bone Disease	622	(2)
Renal Disease	624	(2)
Respiratory Support for Neurologic Diseases	626	(3)
Paraneoplastic Syndromes	629	(2)
Nutritional Disorders: Malabsorption, Malnutrition, Vitamin Deficiencies	631	(4)
Vasculitis Syndromes	635	(3)
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis	638	(1)
Neurologic Disease During Pregnancy	639	(3)
Hashimoto Encephalopathy	642	(5)
SECTION XXIII PSYCHIATRY
Mood Disorders	647	(3)
Anxiety Disorders	650	(3)
Schizophrenia	653	(3)
Somatoform Disorders	656	(7)
SECTION XXIV ENVIRONMENTAL NEUROLOGY
Alcoholism	663	(4)
Drug Dependence	667	(6)
Latrogenic Disease	673	(2)
Complications of Cancer Chemotherapy	675	(2)
Occupational and Environmental Neurotoxicology	677	(3)
HIV, Fetal Alcohol and Drug Effects, and the Battered Child	680	(2)
Falls in the Elderly	682	(5)
SECTION XXV REHABILITATION
Neurologic Rehabilitation	687	(4)
SECTION XXVI ETHICAL AND LEGAL GUIDELINES
End-of-Life Issues in Neurology	691	(2)
Subject Index	693