Practical Neurology, 5e

Description:

Put key neurology information at your fingertips and successfully apply it in practice with Practical Neurology, Fifth Edition. This popular reference is a concise complement to core neurology texts, providing easy access to the clinically relevant information you need to know. Organized in a reader-friendly outline format with straightforward, templated chapters, this edition contains new chapters that highlight recent advances in neurotherapeutics and clinical neurosciences, 82 new clinical videos, and fully updated content throughout.

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Table of Contents:

Section I. Diagnosis

1 Approach to the Patient with Acute Confusional State (Delirium/Encephalopathy)

2 Approach to the Patient with Dementia

3 Approach to the Patient with Aphasia

4 Approach to the Patient with Memory Impairment

5 Approach to the Comatose Patient

6 Approach to the Patient with Seizures

7 Approach to the Patient with Syncope

8 Approach to the Patient with Gait Disturbance and Recurrent Falls

9 Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders

10 Approach to the Patient with Visual Loss

11 Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Pupils

12 Approach to the Patient with Diplopia

13 Approach to the Patient with Facial Numbness

14 Approach to the Patient with Facial Pain

15 Approach to the Patient with Facial Weakness

16 Approach to the Patient with Dizziness and Vertigo

17 Approach to the Patient with Hearing Loss

18 Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia

19 Approach to the Patient with Dysarthria

20 Approach to the Patient with Acute Headache

21 Approach to the Patient with Chronic and Recurrent Headache

22 Approach to the Patient with Neck Pain and/or Arm Pain

23 Approach to the Patient with Low Back Pain, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, and Lumbar Stenosis

24 Approach to the Patient with Upper Extremity Pain and Paresthesias and Entrapment Neuropathies

25 Approach to the Patient with Lower Extremity Pain, Paresthesias, and Entrapment Neuropathies

26 Approach to the Patient with Failed Back Syndrome

27 Approach to the Patient with Acute Sensory Loss

28 Approach to the Hyperkinetic Patient

29 Approach to the Ataxic Patient

30 Approach to the Hypokinetic Patient

31 Approach to the Patient with Acute Muscle Weakness

32 Approach to the Patient with Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension, Sexual and Urinary Dysfunction, and Other Autonomic Disorders

33 Approach to the Patient with Functional Disorders in the Neurology Clinic

34 Approach to the Patient with Suspected Brain Death

35 Neuroimaging of Common Neurologic Conditions

36 Approach to the Selection of Electrodiagnostic, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Other Ancillary Testing

37 Approach to Common Office Problems of Pediatric Neurology

38 Approach to Common Emergencies in Pediatric Neurology

39 Approach to Ethical Issues in Neurology

Section II. Treatment

40 Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease

41 Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease

42 Epilepsies in Children

43 Epilepsy in Adults

44 Multiple Sclerosis

45 Movement Disorders

46 Dementia

47 Central Nervous System Infections

48 Neurologic Complications in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

49 Inherited Metabolic Neurologic Disorders

50 Spinal Cord Disorders

51 Peripheral Neuropathy

52 Myopathy

53 Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction

54 Therapy of Migraine, Tension-Type, and Cluster Headache

55 Chronic Pain

56 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

57 Primary Central Nervous System Tumors

58 Nervous System Complications of Cancer

59 Neurotoxicology

60 Sleep Disorders

61 Dizziness and Vertigo

62 Neurologic Diseases in Pregnancy

63 The ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies

Index