Neurologic Emergencies, Third Edition

by Henry, Gregory; Little, Neal; Jagoda, Andy; Pellegrino, Thomas; Quint, Douglas

• ISBN13: 9780071635219
• ISBN10: 0071635211
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-10
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical

Summary

Turn to the ONLY book that tells you how to treat brain disease and injury in the acute care settingUniquely organized by presenting complaint rather than disease,Neurologic Emergencies, helps you to quickly identify, evaluate, stabilize, treat, and manage the full range of neurologic symptoms. Updated and expanded, it fully reflects today's evidence-based strategies, treatments, and technologies.Written by emergency physicians and a neurologist, this classic is different from any other book covering acute brain disease and injury as it focuses on what you need to know and do in the acute care setting,not the ICU or the neurology department. Features: Symptom-oriented approach Emphasis on patient history, physical exam, and rapid assessment Evidence-based approach, complete with the latest references Algorithms and tables speed access to critical information Reflects the latest imaging technologies NEW to this edition: chapter on the role of neuroimaging in the Emergency DepartmentEverything you need to know in the acute care setting: Review of Basic Neuroanatomy,Neuroimaging,Evaluation of a Neurologic Complaint,Altered States of Consciousness and Coma,Acute Focal Neurological Deficit,Acute Weakness,Movement Disorders, Headache;Acute Double Vision, Blindness, and Abnormal Pupils;Neurologic Trauma,Psychogenic Neurologic Problems,Seizures,Syncope,The Dizzy Patient,Neck and Back Pain

Author Biography

Gregory L. Henry, M.D. is affiliated with the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor.
Andy Jagoda, M.D. is professor and vice-chair of emergency medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
Thomas Pellegrino, M.D. is a professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA.
Neal Little, M.D. is affiliated with the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor.
Douglas J. Quint, M.D. is affiliated with the University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arbor.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
A Review of Essential Clinical Neuroanatomy	p. 1
Emergent Neuroimaging	p. 29
Initial Evaluation of a Neurologic Complaint	p. 67
Altered States of Consciousness and Coma	p. 89
Acute Focal Neurologic Deficits	p. 121
Acute Generalized Weakness	p. 165
Movement Disorders	p. 185
Headache	p. 199
Acute Double Vision, Blindness, and Abnormal Pupils	p. 221
Neurologic Trauma	p. 251
Psychogenic Neurologic Syndromes	p. 281
Seizures	p. 301
Syncope	p. 321
The Dizzy Patient	p. 333
Neck and Back Pain	p. 347
Glossary	p. 363
Index	p. 379
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