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Introduction to clinical neurology / Douglas J. Gelb.
Author
Gelb, Douglas James, 1957-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
4th ed.
Published/Created
New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description
xxii, 504 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Notes
ReCAP - Remote Storage
RC346 .G45 2011
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Subject(s)
Neurology
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Nervous system
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Diseases
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Notes
Includes index.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Where's the Lesion?
I. Sample Localization Problems
II. The Game
III. The Rules
IV. The Play: The Long Version
V. The Play: The Abbreviated Version
VI. Rules for Speed Play
2. The Neurologic Examination
I. More Localization Problems
II. General Comments on the Neurologic Examination
III. How to Do the Neurologic Examination
A. Mental Status Examination
B. Cranial Nerve Examination
C. Motor Examination
D. Reflex Examination
E. Sensory Examination
IV. Additional Comments on Terminology and Examination Technique
V. Interpretation of the Neurologic Examination
VI. Modifications of the Neurologic Examination
A. Screening Neurologic Examination
B. Examination of Stuporous or Comatose Patients
VII. Discussion of Localization Problems
3. What's the Lesion? / James W. Albers
I. Case Histories
II. Beyond Localization
A. Localization
B. Temporal Profile
C. Epidemiology
III. Etiology
A. Degenerative Diseases
B. Neoplastic Diseases
C. Vascular Diseases
D. Inflammatory Diseases
E. Toxic and Metabolic Diseases
F. Traumatic Diseases
G. Congenital and Developmental Diseases
IV. Discussion of Case Histories
4. Stroke
II. Approach to Stroke
III. Background Information
A. Definitions
B. Classification of Strokes by Etiology
C. Pathophysiology
IV. Diagnosis
A. Clinical Features
B. Imaging
V. Management of Acute Stroke
A. Restoration of Blood Flow in Ischemic Stroke
B. Limitation of Deficits
C. Rehabilitation
VI. Primary Prevention
A. Hypertension
B. Smoking
C. Diabetes
D. Dyslipidemia
E. Mechanical Heart Valves
F. Atrial Fibrillation
G. Carotid Stenosis
H. Sickle Cell Disease
I. Other Factors
VII. Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke
A. Cardioembolic Disease
B. Carotid Stenosis
C. Anti-Platelet Medications
D. Statin Therapy
E. Risk Factor Modification
F. Stroke Mechanisms Other Than Cardioembolism and Carotid Stenosis
G. Determining the Underlying Mechanism of Stroke
VIII. Secondary Prevention of Cerebral Hemorrhage
IX. Discussion of Case Histories
5. Seizures
II. Approach to Seizures
B. Clinical Characteristics of Seizures
C. Seizures vs. Epilepsy
D. Epilepsy Syndromes
E. Electroencephalography
F. Pathophysiology of Seizures and Epilepsy
A. Characterizing the Presenting Spell
B. Identifying Prior Spells
C. Recognizing Spells that are Not Seizures
V. Determining the Cause of Seizures
A. Provoked Seizures
B. Epilepsy
C. The Diagnostic Evaluation
VI. Management of Seizures and Epilepsy
A. Patients with Seizures but No Proven Epilepsy
B. Patients with Epilepsy
C. Patient Education (for Patients with Isolated Seizures or Epilepsy)
D. Restrictions (for Patients with Isolated Seizures or Epilepsy)
VII. Special Clinical Problems
A. Status Epilepticus
B. Seizures and Pregnancy
C. Refractory Seizures
VIII. Discussion of Case Histories
6. Neuromuscular Disorders / Douglas J. Gelb and Mark B. Bromberg
II. Approach to Neuromuscular Diseases
A. Functional Divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System
B. Proximal-to-Distal Organization of the Peripheral Nervous System
C. Electrodiagnostic and Other Laboratory Studies
IV. Specific Neuromuscular Diseases
A. Motor Neuron Diseases
B. Nerve Root Disorders (Radiculopathies)
C. Plexus Disorders (Plexopathies)
D. Peripheral Nerve Disorders (Neuropathies)
E. Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
F. Muscle Disorders (Myopathies)
V. Symptomatic Treatment
A. Emergency Measures
B. Non-Urgent Measures: Motor Symptoms
C. Non-Urgent Measures: Sensory Symptoms
VI. Discussion of Case Histories
7. Dementing Illnesses / Douglas J. Gelb and Linda M. Selwa
II. Approach to Dementing Illnesses
A. Is It Abnormal?
B. Is It Dementia?
C. Is It Progressive?
D. Is There a Potentially Reversible Cause?
E. Which Diagnosis Is Most Likely?
III. Primary Dementing Illnesses
A. Alzheimer's Disease
B. Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)
C. Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
D. Vascular Dementia
E. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
F. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
G. Other Neurologic Diseases That Produce Dementia
8. Movement Disorders / Douglas J. Gelb and Linda M. Selwa
II. Approach to Movement Disorders
A. Anatomic Definitions
B. Clinical Definitions
C. Classification of Movement Disorders
IV. Specific Movement Disorders
A. Essential Tremor
B. Parkinson's Disease
C. Other Parkinsonian Syndromes
D. Hereditary Ataxias
E. Huntington's Disease
F. Tardive Dyskinesia
G. Dystonias
H. Wilson's Disease
I. Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome
V. Discussion of Case Histories
9. Sleep Disorders
II. Approach to Sleep Disorders
B. Sleep Physiology
C. Diagnostic Tests
D. Classification of Sleep Disorders
IV. Trouble Staying Awake
A. Insufficient Sleep
B. Sleep Apnea
C. Narcolepsy
D. Other Causes of Hypersomnolence
V. Trouble Sleeping
A. Sleep-Onset Delay
B. Early Morning Awakening
C. Sleep Fragmentation
D. Sleep State Misperception
VI. Abnormal Behavior During Sleep
A. Nonrapid Eye Movement (NREM) Sleep Parasomnias
B. Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep Parasomnias
VII. Discussion of Case Histories
10. Multifocal Central Nervous System Disorders
II. Approach to Multifocal Disorders
III. Focal Diseases with Multifocal Propagation
A. Metastatic Cancer
B. Central Nervous System Infections
IV. Inherently Multifocal Diseases
A. Multiple Sclerosis
B. Connective Tissue Diseases
C. Sarcoidosis
D. Coagulation Disorders
11. Acute Mental Status Changes
II. Background Information
B. Focal Mental Status Changes vs. Altered Level of Consciousness
C. Physiology of Normal and Altered Consciousness
III. Approach to Acute Changes in Level of Consciousness
A. ABCs: Airway, Breathing, Circulation
B. Oxygen, Glucose, Naloxone
C. Pupils, Doll's Eyes, Motor Asymmetry
D. Other Electrolytes, Renal, Hepatic, Temperature Abnormalities
E. Everything Else
IV. Special Circumstances
A. Head Trauma
B. Increased Intracranial Pressure
C. Brain Death
12. Headache
II. Approach to Headache
A. Primary vs. Secondary Headaches
B. Pathophysiology of Migraine
IV. Headache Emergencies: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Bacterial Meningitis
V. Other Secondary Headaches
A. Viral Meningitis or Encephalitis
B. Fungal or Tuberculous Meningitis
C. Mass Lesions
D. Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis --
E. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH; Pseudotumor Cerebri)
F. Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
G. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
H. Arterial Dissection
I. Systemic Conditions
J. Secondary Headache Syndromes with Diagnostic Ambiguity
VI. Primary Headaches
A. Migraine and Tension Headaches
B. Cluster Headaches
C. Trigeminal Neuralgia
D. Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
E. Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania and Related Conditions
F. Atypical Facial Pain
13. Visual Symptoms
B. Overview of the Visual System
III. Approach to Visual Symptoms
IV. Monocular Vision Loss
A. Acute or Subacute Monocular Vision Loss in Young Patients
B. Acute or Subacute Monocular Vision Loss in Older Patients
V. Transient Vision Loss (Monocular or Binocular)
VI. Binocular Vision Loss
VII. Diplopia
B. Differential Diagnosis and Management
14. Dizziness and Disequilibrium
II. Approach to Dizziness
III. Light-Headedness (Presyncope)
IV. Vertigo
B. Differential Diagnosis
V. Disequilibrium
15. Back Pain and Neck Pain
II. Approach to Back or Neck Pain
A. Emergency Situations
B. Non-urgent Indications for Surgery
III. Specific Conditions Causing Back or Neck Pain
A. Musculoskeletal Pain
B. Disc Herniation
C. Spinal Stenosis
16. Incontinence
III. Approach to Incontinence
A. Neurologic vs. Urologic Causes of Incontinence
B. Central vs. Peripheral Nervous System Causes of Incontinence
17. Pediatric Neurology
II. Developmental Considerations
III. Hypotonic Infants
IV. Developmental Delay and Developmental Regression
V. Paroxysmal Symptoms
A. Headaches
B. Seizures
C. Breath-Holding Spells
D. Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo
VI. Gait Disturbance
A. Spasticity
B. Weakness
C. Ataxia
18. Geriatric Neurology
II. Geriatric Issues
III. The Neurologic Examination in Normal Aging
A. Mental Status
B. Cranial Nerves
C. Motor System
D. Reflexes
E. Sensation
IV. Common Neurologic Symptoms in the Elderly
A. Dizziness
B. Gait Disturbance
C. Incontinence
D. Dementia
E. Pain
19. Practice Cases
II. Answers.
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ISBN
9780199734849 (alk. paper)
0199734844 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2010011749
OCLC
592450891
RCP
C - S
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