Perfect as a point-of-care resource on the hospital wards and also as a refresher for board exam preparation, the focus throughout is on providing rapid reference, essential information on each disorder to allow for quick, easy browsing and assimilation of the must-know information. All chapters follow a consistent template including the following features:
- An opening bottom-line/key points section
- Classification, pathogenesis and prevention of disorder
- Evidence-based diagnosis, including relevant algorithms, laboratory and imaging tests, and potential pitfalls when diagnosing a patient
- Disease management including commonly used medications with dosages, management algorithms and how to prevent complications
- How to manage special populations, ie, in pregnancy, children and the elderly
- The very latest evidence-based results, major society guidelines and key external sources to consult
In addition, the book comes with a companion website housing extra features such as case studies with related questions for self-assessment, key patient advice and ICD codes. Each guide also has its own mobile app available for purchase, allowing you rapid access to the key features wherever you may be.
If you're specialising in neurology and require concise, practical and clinical guidance from one of the world's leading institutions in this field, then this is the perfect book for you.
Table of Contents
Contributors xxx
Series foreword xxx
Preface xxx
About the Companion Website xxx
Section 1: Introduction
1 Neurologic history and examination
Stuart Sealfon
2 Neuroradiology
Thomas P. Naidich, Ruby J. Lien, Reade De Leacy
3 Neurophysiologic and other neurodiagnostic tests
Susan Shin , Deborah Horowitz, David M. Simpson
Section 2: Diagnosis of patients with neurologic symptoms
4 Delirium and Coma
Stephen Krieger
5 Episodic collapse, loss of consciousness, seizures
Lara V. Marcuse, Madeline C. Fields
5 Dysphasias, dyspraxias, and dysexecutive syndromes: the non-memory cognitive impairments
Martin Goldstein
7 Memory Loss and Dementia
Sam Gandy
8 Headache
Mark Green
9 Abnormal movements and incoordination
Winona Tse
10 Sleep Disorders, Somnolence, and Fatigue
Charles B Stacy
11 Visual loss and double vision
Janet C Rucker
12 Vertigo, Dizziness and Hearing Loss
Bernard Cohen, Eric Smouha
13 Facial weakness, slurred speech and difficulty swallowing
Hailun Wang, Kenneth Altman
14 Difficulty walking
Ruth H Walker
15 Muscle weakness and paralysis
Rajeev Motiwala
16 Tingling and loss of sensation
Lan Zhou
17 Low back pain and neck pain
Charles B Stacy
18 Suspected spinal cord dysfunction
Aaron Miller
19 Bladder and sexual dysfunction
Steven Weissbart and Jonathan M. Vapnek
Section 3: Neurologic Diseases and Therapeutics
20 Vascular diseases-ischemic stroke, intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral venous thrombosis, arterio-venous malformations
Stanley Tuhrim
21 Neurologic complications of systemic disease
Michelle T. Fabian
22 Neurooncology
Isabelle Germano
23 Multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory diseases
Fred D Lublin
24 Infections of the nervous system
Michael P. Mullen, Geena Varghese
25 Parkinson disease and related disorders
Barbara Kelly Changizi
26 Hyperkinetic movement disorders
Ritesh A. Ramdhani, Steven J. Frucht
27 Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia
Sam Gandy
28 Cerebellar and brain stem disorders
Florence Ching-Fen Chang, Catherine Cho
29 Inborn errors of metabolism
Shannon E. Babineau
30 Epilepsy
Madeline C. Fields, Lara V. Marcuse, Isabelle Germano
31 Autonomic disorders
Jessica Robinson-Papp
32 Peripheral neuropathies
Raj Motiwala
33 Myopathy
Lan Zhou
34 Neuromuscular junction disorders
Mark A. Sivak
35 Motor neuron disease
Mark A. Sivak
36 Metabolic encephalopathy, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, and brain death
Mandip S. Dhamoon
37 Pain disorders
Charles B Stacy
38 Migraine and other headache syndromes
Mark W. Green
39 Sleep disorders
Steven H. Feinsilver
40 Neurocritical care
Errol L. Gordon
41 Trauma
Jeremy M Steinberger, Margaret Pain, Jamie S. Ullman
42 The postoperative Care of Neurosurgical Patients
Justin Mascitelli, Asha Iyer, Joshua Bederson
Index
