Practicing Neurology: What You Need to Know 2nd Edition (Current Clinical Neurology)

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Highlights of Neurological History and Examination....Pages 3-27
Neurological Formulation....Pages 29-29
Some Neurological Signs of Interest....Pages 31-33
Approach to the Patient with Suspected Hysteric Conversion....Pages 35-37
Neuroanatomy of Localization....Pages 39-40
Some Common Neurological Constructs....Pages 41-46
Neurodiagnostic Tests and Procedures....Pages 47-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Cerebrovascular Accidents....Pages 67-78
Seizure and Epilepsy....Pages 79-84
Central Nervous System Infections....Pages 85-90
Alteration of Mental Status....Pages 91-96
Demyelinating Disorders....Pages 97-105
Neurological Complications of Alcohol....Pages 107-109
Dizziness and Vertigo....Pages 111-114
Headaches and Facial Pain....Pages 115-127
Peripheral Neuropathy....Pages 129-136
Movement Disorders....Pages 137-144
Sleep Disorders....Pages 145-151
Neuromuscular Diseases....Pages 153-174
Back and Neck Pain....Pages 175-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Coma....Pages 181-187
Status Epilepticus....Pages 189-192
Brain Edema, Transtentorial Herniation, and Increased Intracranial Pressure....Pages 193-195
Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression....Pages 197-197
Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis....Pages 199-200
Delirium Tremens....Pages 201-202
Wernicke’s Encephalopathy....Pages 203-204
Myasthenia Gravis Crisis....Pages 205-206
Guillain-Barré Syndrome....Pages 207-208
Temporal Arteritis....Pages 209-210
Back Matter....Pages 211-222