CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Neurology, Third Edition

 

Description:

Practical, up-to-date strategies for assessing and managing the neurologic conditions most frequently seen in adults and children •Introductory chapters address specific symptoms and diagnostic procedures; subsequent chapters are disease specific and adhere to a standard format, beginning with Essentials of Diagnosis, followed by Clinical Findings, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis •Coverage of disorders in both adults and children •Thorough coverage of diagnostic tests and the very latest pharmacologic treatments •Practical information on common conditions such as headaches, movement disorders, and central nervous system infections •Valuable to anyone who sees patients with neurologic complaints, whether in primary care or the neurology clinic •Expert help with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, epilepsy, sleeping disorders, dizziness, hearing loss, dementia and memory loss, and more •Each chapter written by experts in that area, without losing readability or coherence

 

Table of Contents:

 

Section I. Neurologic Investigations

1. Electroencephalography

General Considerations

When to Order

Findings

Continuous EEG Monitoring

2. Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Studies, & Evoked Potentials

Electromyography & Nerve Conduction Studies

Nerve Conduction Studies

Needle Electromyography

Single-Fiber Electromyography

Evoked Potentials

Visual Evoked Potentials

Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials

Somatosensory Evoked Potentials

3. Neuroradiology

Plain Films

Computed Tomography

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques

Myelography & Postmyelography Computed Tomography

Catheter Angiography

Interventional Neuroradiology

Ultrasonography

Nuclear Medicine

Section II. Neurologic Disorders

4. Coma

General Considerations

Pathogenesis

Clinical Findings

Differential Diagnosis

5. Aphasia, Apraxia, & Agnosia

Aphasia

Apraxia

Agnosia

6. Hearing Loss & Dizziness

Hearing Loss

Tinnitus

Dizziness

7. Epilepsy & Seizures

Incidence & Pathogenesis

Seizure Types

Epilepsy Syndromes

Clinical Findings

Differential Diagnosis

Treatment

Prognosis

8. Headache & Facial Pain

Approach to the Patient with Headache

Primary Headache Syndromes

Migraine

Tension-Type Headache

Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias

Other Important Headache Syndromes

Medication Overuse Headache

New Daily Persistent Headache

Secondary Headaches

Meningitis

Sinus Headache

Ocular Causes of Headache

Hypertension

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Brain Tumor

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Intracranial Hypotension

Giant Cell Arteritis

Exertional Headache

Sexually Induced Headache

Cardiac Cephalalgia

Carotid or Vertebral Artery Dissection & Carotidynia

Cold Stimulus Headache

Headaches Associated with Sleep

Pain in the Face, Pharynx, Joint, & Ear

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia

Yawning Headache

Eagle Syndrome

Red Ear Syndrome

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

Primary Stabbing Headache

Nummular Headache

9. Dementia & Memory Loss

Alzheimer Disease

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Frontotemporal Dementias

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Corticobasal Degeneration

Parkinson Disease Dementia

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Transient Global Amnesia

Huntington Disease

10. Cerebrovascular Disease: Ischemic Stroke & Transient Ischemic Attack

General Considerations

Pathogenesis

Clinical Findings

Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment

Prevention

Prognosis & Rehabilitation

11. Cerebrovascular Disease: Hemorrhagic Stroke

Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms

Infected (Mycotic) Aneurysms

Vascular Anomalies

Arteriovenous Malformations

Cavernous Malformations

Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas

Vein of Galen Aneurysm

Developmental Venous Anomalies

Capillary Telangiectasias

12. Central Nervous System Neoplasms

Brain Tumors

Primary Brain Tumors

Metastatic Tumors

Tumors of the Skull

Spinal Cord Tumors

13. Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes

Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration

Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis and Encephalitis

Paraneoplastic Opsoclonus-Myoclonus

Paraneoplastic Myelitis

Paraneoplastic Motor Neuron Disease

Stiff Person Syndrome

Paraneoplastic Visual Syndromes

Peripheral Nerve Hyperexcitability

Paraneoplastic Peripheral Neuropathy

Paraneoplastic Syndromes of the Neuromuscular Junction

Dermatomyositis & Polymyositis

Acknowledgments

14. Trauma

Head Trauma

Spinal Trauma

15. Movement Disorders

Parkinsonism & Parkinson Disease

Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Corticobasal Degeneration

Multiple System Atrophy

Essential Tremor

Dystonia

Myoclonus

Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders

Tardive Dyskinesia & Other Drug-Related Movement Disorders

Acute Syndromes Caused by Neuroleptics

Neuroleptic-Induced Parkinsonism

Tardive Syndromes

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Restless Legs Syndrome

16. Ataxia & Cerebellar Disease

Approach to the Ataxic Patient

Acquired Ataxias

Cerebellar Ischemic Stroke Syndromes

Cerebellar Hemorrhage

Toxins & Nutritional Deficiencies

Abnormal Homeostasis & Ataxia

Endocrine Disease & Ataxia

Cerebellar Neoplasms

Infectious Causes of Ataxia

Ataxia Associated with Inflammatory & Autoimmune Disease

Gluten Ataxia

Ataxia of Paraneoplastic Origin

Multiple System Atrophy (Type C)

Inherited Ataxias

Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxias

Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxias

Cerebellar Ataxia in Mitochondrial Disorders

X-Linked Ataxias: Fragile X–Associated Tremor & Ataxia Syndrome

17. Multiple Sclerosis & Demyelinating Diseases

Multiple Sclerosis

Acute Transverse Myelitis

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Antimyelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Demyelination

Chronic Relapsing Inflammatory Optic Neuropathy

18. Nontraumatic Disorders of the Spinal Cord

Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal Cord Tumors

Myelitis

Spinal Epidural Abscess

Syringomyelia

Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Shunts

Spinal Cord Infarction

Spinal Epidural & Subdural Hematomas

Subacute Combined Degeneration

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Other Motor Neuron Diseases

Spinocerebellar Degeneration

Radiculopathy

Lumbar Stenosis

Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Issues in Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord–Injured Patients

Bladder Dysfunction

Bowel Dysfunction

Pressure Sores

Spasticity

Autonomic Dysfunction

Contractures

Sexual Dysfunction After Spinal Cord Injury

Deep Vein Thrombosis

19. Peripheral Neuropathies

Mononeuropathies

Cranial Nerve Disorders

Upper Extremity Nerves

Lower Extremity Nerves

Multiple Mononeuropathy Syndromes

Acquired Polyneuropathies

Autoimmune Neuropathies

Infectious Polyneuropathy

Toxic & Metabolic Neuropathies

Neuropathies Associated with Systemic Disease

Hereditary Peripheral Neuropathies

20. Motor Neuron Diseases

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Lower Motor Neuron Disorders

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Monomelic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Kennedy Disease

Upper Motor Neuron Disorders

Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

Primary Lateral Sclerosis

21. Autonomic Disorders

Dysautonomia

Treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension

Disorders Associated with Autonomic Failure

Neurodegenerative Disorders & Parkinsonian Syndromes

Acute & Subacute Autonomic Neuropathies

Chronic Autonomic Neuropathies

Orthostatic Intolerance & Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

Sudomotor (Sweating) Disorders

Autonomic Symptoms in Spinal Cord Injury

22. Myasthenia Gravis & Other Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction

Neuromuscular Transmission

Myasthenia Gravis (Autoimmune Myasthenia)

Congenital Myasthenia Syndromes

Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome

Botulism

Tick Paralysis

23. Diseases of Muscle

Myopathy

Acquired Myopathies

Inflammatory Myopathies

Infectious Myopathies

Drug-Induced or Toxic Myopathies

Corticosteroid Myopathy

Cholesterol-Lowering Agent Myopathy

Alcoholic Myopathy

Myopathy in Critical Illness

Secondary Metabolic & Endocrine Myopathies

Hypokalemic Myopathy

Hypophosphatemic Myopathy

Chronic Renal Failure–Related Myopathies

Diabetic Muscle Infarction

Hypothyroid Myopathy

Hyperthyroid Myopathy

Hyperparathyroid Myopathy

Vitamin D–Related Myopathy

Cushing Disease

Primary Metabolic Myopathies

Mitochondrial Myopathies

Myoglobinuria

Channelopathies

Congenital Myopathies

Muscular Dystrophies

Congenital Muscular Dystrophies

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Becker Muscular Dystrophy

Myotonic Dystrophy

Fascioscapulohumeral Dystrophy

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

24. Mitochondrial Diseases

Mitochondrial DNA Mutations

Kearns-Sayre Syndrome & Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia

Melas Syndrome

Merrf Syndrome

Narp Syndrome & Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome

Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

Nuclear DNA Mutations

Other Mitochondrial Disorders

Nucleoside Reverse-Transcriptase Inhibitor–Induced Myopathy

Aminoglycoside-Induced Deafness

25. Neurologic Intensive Care

Increased Intracranial Pressure

Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy After Cardiac Arrest

Neuromuscular Weakness in Critical Illness

26. Bacterial, Fungal, & Parasitic Infections of the Nervous System

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Meningitis

Brain Abscess

Subdural Empyema

Epidural Abscess

Intracranial Suppurative Thrombophlebitis

Malignant Otitis Externa & Otitis Media

Chronic & Recurrent Meningitis

Tuberculosis & Other Granulomatous Infections

Central Nervous System Tuberculosis

Leprosy (Mycobacterium Leprae)

Infectious Toxins

Tetanus

Botulism

Diphtheria

Fungal Infections

Spirochetal Infections

Syphilis

Nonsexually Transmitted Treponematoses

Leptospirosis

Lyme Disease (Neuroborreliosis)

Rickettsial, Protozoal, & Helminthic Infections

Rickettsial & Other Arthropod-Borne Infections

Protozoal Infections

Helminthic Infections

27. Viral Infections of the Nervous System

Acute Viral Encephalitis

Viral Meningitis

Viral Central Nervous System Vasculopathies

Acute Viral Myelitis

Radiculitis & Ganglionitis

Chronic Viral Infections

Emerging and Reemerging Viral Neurotropic Infections

28. HIV Neurology

Central Nervous System Disorders Associated with HIV

Cryptococcal Meningitis

Toxoplasmosis of the Central Nervous System

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder

HIV-Associated Myelopathy

HIV Meningitis

Varicella-Zoster Vasculitis

Cytomegalovirus Encephalitis

Peripheral Nervous System Complications

Cytomegalovirus Polyradiculopathy

Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy

Mononeuropathy Multiplex

Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

HIV-Associated Neuromuscular Weakness Syndrome

HIV-Associated Myopathy

HIV-Associated Motor Neuron Disease

Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

29. Prion Diseases

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Syndrome

Fatal Familial Insomnia

Kuru

Treatment of Prion Diseases

30. Disorders of Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics

Obstructive Hydrocephalus

Intracranial Hypotension

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

31. Sleep Disorders

Sleep Architecture

Sleep Testing

Insomnia

Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Parasomnias

Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

Sleep-Related Movement Disorders

Circadian Rhythm Disorders

32. Systemic & Metabolic Disorders

Nutritional Deficiencies

Electrolyte Disorders

Hyperglycemia & Hypoglycemia

Hypertensive Encephalopathy & Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome

Cardiac Disease

Pulmonary Disease

Liver Disease

Renal Disease

Pancreatic Disease

Endocrine Disorders

Hematologic Disorders

Bone & Joint Disorders

Neurosarcoidosis

Vasculitis & Connective Tissue Disorders

Disordered Temperature Regulation

Medication-Induced Neurologic Effects

Biologic Neurotoxins

Neurotoxicity Caused by Heavy Metals & Industrial Compounds

33. Alcoholism

Ethanol Intoxication

Ethanol Dependence & Withdrawal

Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

Other Neurologic Complications of Alcoholism

Treatment of Chronic Alcoholism

34. Drug Dependence

Drugs of Dependence

Medical & Neurologic Complications of Abused Substances

35. Psychiatric Disorders

Approach to the Psychiatric Patient

Major Psychiatric Illnesses

Organic Brain Syndromes

Manic-Depressive Illnesses

Schizophrenia

Anxiety Disorders

Chronic Anxiety

Panic Attacks

Personality Disorders

36. Neurologic Disorders of Childhood & Adolescence

Neonatal Neurologic Disorders

Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Periventricular Leukoencephalomalacia

Neonatal Strokes

Developmental Disorders

Mental Retardation

Cerebral Palsy

Autistic Disorder & Pervasive Developmental Disorder

Learning Disabilities

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Genetic Disorders

Chromosomal Disorders

Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Congenital Brain Anomalies

Neurocutaneous Disorders

Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Neurofibromatosis Type 2

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Ataxia-Telangiectasia

Index

 

An aparitie	29 Mar. 2019
Autor	John Brust
Dimensiuni	18.29 x 2.29 x 23.11 cm
Editura	McGraw-Hill Lange
Format	Paperback
ISBN	9781259835315
Limba	Engleza
Nr pag	624