Practical neurology

Half Title Page......Page 2
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 4
Dedication......Page 6
Contributors......Page 7
Preface......Page 19
Acknowledgments......Page 21
Contents......Page 22
1 Approach to the Patient with Acute Confusional State (Delirium/Encephalopathy)......Page 26
2 Approach to the Patient with Dementia......Page 48
3 Approach to the Patient with Aphasia......Page 70
4 Approach to the Patient with Memory Impairment......Page 90
5 Approach to the Comatose Patient......Page 111
6 Approach to the Patient with Seizures......Page 121
7 Approach to the Patient with Syncope......Page 139
8 Approach to the Patient with Gait Disturbance and Recurrent Falls......Page 155
9 Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders......Page 176
10 Approach to the Patient with Visual Loss......Page 201
11 Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Pupils......Page 222
12 Approach to the Patient with Diplopia......Page 239
13 Approach to the Patient with Facial Numbness......Page 256
14 Approach to the Patient with Facial Pain......Page 273
15 Approach to the Patient with Facial Weakness......Page 288
16 Approach to the Patient with Dizziness and Vertigo......Page 300
17 Approach to the Patient with Hearing Loss......Page 329
18 Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia......Page 347
19 Approach to the Patient with Dysarthria......Page 363
20 Approach to the Patient with Acute Headache......Page 373
21 Approach to the Patient with Chronic and Recurrent Headache......Page 388
22 Approach to the Patient with Neck Pain and/or Arm Pain......Page 410
23 Approach to the Patient with Low Back Pain, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, and Lumbar Stenosis......Page 425
24 Approach to the Patient with Upper Extremity Pain and Paresthesias and Entrapment Neuropathies......Page 438
25 Approach to the Patient with Lower Extremity Pain, Paresthesias, and Entrapment Neuropathies......Page 463
26 Approach to the Patient with Failed Back Syndrome......Page 482
27 Approach to the Patient with Acute Sensory Loss......Page 495
28 Approach to the Hyperkinetic Patient......Page 513
29 Approach to the Ataxic Patient......Page 542
30 Approach to the Hypokinetic Patient......Page 558
31 Approach to the Patient with Acute Muscle Weakness......Page 578
32 Approach to the Patient with Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension, Sexual and Urinary Dysfunction, and Other Autonomic Disorders......Page 589
33 Approach to the Patient with Functional Disorders in the Neurology Clinic......Page 619
34 Approach to the Patient with Suspected Brain Death......Page 639
35 Neuroimaging of Common Neurologic Conditions......Page 656
36 Approach to the Selection of Electrodiagnostic, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Other Ancillary Testing......Page 677
37 Approach to Common Office Problems of Pediatric Neurology......Page 716
38 Approach to Common Emergencies in Pediatric Neurology......Page 739
39 Approach to Ethical Issues in Neurology......Page 761
40 Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease......Page 785
41 Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease......Page 817
42 Epilepsies in Children......Page 843
43 Epilepsy in Adults......Page 876
44 Multiple Sclerosis......Page 922
45 Movement Disorders......Page 945
46 Dementia......Page 967
47 Central Nervous System Infections......Page 989
48 Neurologic Complications in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome......Page 1008
49 Inherited Metabolic Neurologic Disorders......Page 1044
50 Spinal Cord Disorders......Page 1054
51 Peripheral Neuropathy......Page 1080
52 Myopathy......Page 1097
53 Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction......Page 1117
54 Therapy of Migraine, Tension-Type, and Cluster Headache......Page 1136
55 Chronic Pain......Page 1161
56 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome......Page 1177
57 Primary Central Nervous System Tumors......Page 1197
58 Nervous System Complications of Cancer......Page 1219
59 Neurotoxicology......Page 1239
60 Sleep Disorders......Page 1270
61 Dizziness and Vertigo......Page 1312
62 Neurologic Diseases in Pregnancy......Page 1330
63 The ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies......Page 1360
Index......Page 1415