First Exposure to Neurology
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First Exposure to Neurology

First Exposure to Neurology


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Table of Contents:
Section I. Approach to the neurological patient Chapter 1. The Neurological Examination a. How to take a neurological history b. How to perform a comprehensive neurological examination c. How to perform a screening neurological examination d. How to examine an obtunded or comatose patient e. How to interpret findings of the neurological examination f. An approach to differential diagnosis Chapter 2. Localization of neurological lesions a.Cerebral hemisphere lesions b.Posterior fossa lesions c.Spinal cord lesions d.Nerve root/plexus lesions e.Peripheral nerve lesions f.Muscle disorders Section II. Neurological symptom complexes Chapter 3. Focal weakness Chapter 4. Diffuse weakness Chapter 5. Clumsiness and ataxia Chapter 6. Involuntary movements Chapter 7. Gait disturbance Chapter 8. Bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction Chapter 9. Dizziness and vertigo Chapter 10. Vision loss Chapter 11. Diplopia Chapter 12. Dysarthria Chapter 13. Dysphagia Chapter 14. Acute mental status changes, delirium Chapter 15. Dementia Chapter 16. Aphasia Chapter 17. Headache Chapter 18. Focal pain syndromesi.Facial pain ii.Neck pain iii.Low back pain iv.Neuropathic (dysesthetic) pain Chapter 19. Numbness or paresthesiasChapter 20. Transient or episodic focal symptomsChapter 21. Transient or episodic alteration of consciousnessChapter 22. Sleep disordersChapter 23. Developmental disordersSection IV. Approach to specific neurological diseasesChapter 24. Neurological emergencies a. Increased intracranial pressure b.Encephalopathy/delirium c.Subarachnoid hemorrhage d.Meningitis, encephalitis e.Status epilepticus f.Acute stroke and cerebral hemorrhage g.Spinal cord or cauda equina syndromes h.Traumatic brain injury i.Acute respiratory distress secondary to neuromuscular disease j.Temporal arteritis Chapter 25. StrokeChapter 26. Seizure disordersChapter 27. Alzheimer’s disease and other dementiasChapter 28. Parkinson’s disease and related syndromesChapter 29. Essential tremorChapter 30 Multiple sclerosisChapter 31. MigraineChapter 32. Bell’s palsyChapter 33. Carpal tunnel syndromeChapter 34. Diabetic polyneuropathyChapter 35. Brain death

About the Author :
Howard Kirshner, MDProfessor of NeurologyVanderbilt University School of MedicineNashville, TennesseeDr. Kirshner has been the neurology clerkship director at Vanderbilt for 23 years and was recently awarded that schools prestigious Master of Clinical Teaching Award. Dr. Kirshner also served on the American Academy of Neurologys education committee that formulated the core competencies that neurology clerkships should include.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780071104906
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional
  • Height: 226 mm
  • No of Pages: 429
  • Weight: 523 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0071104909
  • Publisher Date: 16 Mar 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Width: 150 mm


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