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Subject(s)

• Nervous system—Diseases—Handbooks, manuals, etc [Browse]
• Nekurology—Handbooks, manuals, etc [Browse]

Related name

• Manji, Hadi [Browse]

Series

• Oxford medical publications. [More in this series]
• Oxford handbooks. [More in this series]

Summary note

The Oxford Handbook of Neurology is a practical and concise, quick reference guide for use on the ward and in clinical settings. It includes a wealth of information and invaluable clinical guidance passed down by generations of neurologists, but not often available in textbooks.The first section deals with taking a neurological history and examination, including the skills necessary to make a neurological assessment. The second section serves as a useful reference of neuroanatomy with neurological diagrams of the brachial and lumbosacral plexuses as well as the individual peripheral nerves in

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Contents; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 Neurological history and examination; Principles of neurological history taking; The general examination; Cranial nerve 1 (olfactory nerve); Cranial nerve 2 (optic nerve and visual pathway); Cranial nerves 3 (oculomotor), 4 (trochlear), and 6 (abducens); Cranial nerves 5 and 7-12; Examination of the upper and lower limbs; Bedside cognitive testing, including language; The mini-mental state examination (MMSE); 2 Neuroanatomy; The cranial cavity; Dermatomes of the upper and lower limbs; Innervation of the upper limbs; Innervation of the lower limbs
• Cross-sections of the brain and spinal cord3 Common clinical presentations; Loss of consciousness; Acute vertigo; Acute headache (thunderclap headache); Acute neuromuscular weakness; Acute focal neurological syndromes; Spastic paraparesis; Ataxia; Acute visual failure; Coma; Coma prognosis; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Tremor; Tics; Chorea and athetosis; Myoclonus; Dystonia; 4 Neurological disorders; Cerebrovascular disease: stroke; Management of stroke; Prevention of ischaemic stroke; Cerebral venous thrombosis; Images in cerebrovascular disease; Dementia: introduction; Alzheimer's disease
• Frontotemporal dementiaOther dementias; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD); Epilepsy: introduction; Management of epilepsy; Women and epilepsy; Seizures versus dissociative non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD) or pseudoseizures; Management of status epilepticus; Headache: migraine-introduction and clinical features; Migraine: differential diagnosis, investigations, and IHS criteria; Management of acute migraine: the stepped care regimen; Management of migraine prophylaxis; Migraine and women; Primary short-lasting headaches; Cluster headache; Trigeminal neuralgia
• Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)Parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease (PD): introduction; Clinical features of parkinsonism and PD; Differential diagnosis of PD and investigation; Drug-induced parkinsonism; Medical management of PD; Surgical treatment of PD; Management of other problems in PD; Multiple system atrophy (MSA); Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP); Corticobasal degeneration (CBD); Peripheral nerve disorders: introduction and clinical approach; Diagnosis of peripheral nerve disorders; Investigations in peripheral nerve disorders; Diabetic neuropathies
• Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP); Multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block (MMN-CB); Vasculitic neuropathy; Muscle disorders: classification and features; Muscle disorders: investigations; Dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis; Motor neuron disease: introductions and clinical features; Motor neuron disease: investigations and management; Multiple sclerosis: introduction and clinical features; Multiple sclerosis: investigations and diagnosis; Multiple sclerosis: management
• Myasthenia gravis: introduction, clinical features, and investigations

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Other title(s)

Handbook of neurology

ISBN

• 1-283-57950-2
• 9786613891952
• 0-19-158532-7

OCLC

801363505

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