Practical Neurology, 5th Edition

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Put key neurology information at your fingertips and successfully apply it in practice with Practical Neurology, Fifth Edition. This popular reference is a concise complement to core neurology texts, providing easy access to the clinically relevant information you need to know. Organized in a reader-friendly outline format with straightforward, templated chapters, this edition contains new chapters that highlight recent advances in neurotherapeutics and clinical neurosciences, 82 new clinical videos, and fully updated content throughout.

Key Features:

• Features five all-new chapters: Approach to the Ataxic Patient, Approach to the Patient with Functional Disorders in the Neurology Clinic, Approach to the Patient with Suspected Brain Death, Approach to Common Emergencies in Pediatric Neurology, and Inherited Metabolic Neurologic Disorders.
• Includes access to more than 80 new clinical videos online, providing real-world exposure to a variety of clinical problems.
• Uses a problem-oriented format that shows you how to approach the patient with a variety of disorders; the second half of the book discusses treatment options.
• Presents the tried-and-true approaches of seasoned practitioners, as well as fresh perspectives from new authors.

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Table of Contents

SECTION I. Diagnosis
Chapter 1 Approach To The Patient With Acute Confusional State (Delirium/Encephalopathy)
Chapter 2 Approach To The Patient With Dementia
Chapter 3 Approach To The Patient With Aphasia
Chapter 4 Approach To The Patient With Memory Impairment
Chapter 5 Approach To The Comatose Patient
Chapter 6 Approach To The Patient With Seizures
Chapter 7 Approach To The Patient With Syncope
Chapter 8 Approach To The Patient With Gait Disturbance And Recurrent Falls
Chapter 9 Approach To The Patient With Sleep Disorders
Chapter 10 Approach To The Patient With Visual Loss
Chapter 11 Approach To The Patient With Abnormal Pupils
Chapter 12 Approach To The Patient With Diplopia
Chapter 13 Approach To The Patient With Facial Numbness
Chapter 14 Approach To The Patient With Facial Pain
Chapter 15 Approach To The Patient With Facial Weakness
Chapter 16 Approach To The Patient With Dizziness And Vertigo
Chapter 17 Approach To The Patient With Hearing Loss
Chapter 18 Approach To The Patient With Dysphagia
Chapter 19 Approach To The Patient With Dysarthria
Chapter 20 Approach To The Patient With Acute Headache
Chapter 21 Approach To The Patient With Chronic And Recurrent Headache
Chapter 22 Approach To The Patient With Neck Pain And/Or Arm Pain
Chapter 23 Approach To The Patient With Low Back Pain, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, And Lumbar Stenosis
Chapter 24 Approach To The Patient With Upper Extremity Pain And Paresthesias And Entrapment Neuropathies
Chapter 25 Approach To The Patient With Lower Extremity Pain, Paresthesias, And Entrapment Neuropathies
Chapter 26 Approach To The Patient With Failed Back Syndrome
Chapter 27 Approach To The Patient With Acute Sensory Loss
Chapter 28 Approach To The Hyperkinetic Patient
Chapter 29 Approach To The Ataxic Patient
Chapter 30 Approach To The Hypokinetic Patient
Chapter 31 Approach To The Patient With Acute Muscle Weakness
Chapter 32 Approach To The Patient With Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension, Sexual And Urinary Dysfunction, And Other Autonomic Disorders
Chapter 33 Approach To The Patient With Functional Disorders In The Neurology Clinic
Chapter 34 Approach To The Patient With Suspected Brain Death
Chapter 35 Neuroimaging Of Common Neurologic Conditions
Chapter 36 Approach To The Selection Of Electrodiagnostic, Cerebrospinal Fluid, And Other Ancillary Testing
Chapter 37 Approach To Common Office Problems Of Pediatric Neurology
Chapter 38 Approach To Common Emergencies In Pediatric Neurology
Chapter 39 Approach To Ethical Issues In Neurology

SECTION II. Treatment
Chapter 40 Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
Chapter 41 Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease
Chapter 42 Epilepsies In Children
Chapter 43 Epilepsy In Adults
Chapter 44 Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 45 Movement Disorders
Chapter 46 Dementia
Chapter 47 Central Nervous System Infections
Chapter 48 Neurologic Complications In Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Chapter 49 Inherited Metabolic Neurologic Disorders
Chapter 50 Spinal Cord Disorders
Chapter 51 Peripheral Neuropathy
Chapter 52 Myopathy
Chapter 53 Disorders Of The Neuromuscular Junction
Chapter 54 Therapy Of Migraine, Tension-Type, And Cluster Headache
Chapter 55 Chronic Pain
Chapter 56 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Chapter 57 Primary Central Nervous System Tumors
Chapter 58 Nervous System Complications Of Cancer
Chapter 59 Neurotoxicology
Chapter 60 Sleep Disorders
Chapter 61 Dizziness And Vertigo
Chapter 62 Neurologic Diseases In Pregnancy
Chapter 63 The Abcs Of Neurologic Emergencies