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On Call Neurology

On Call Series

Successfully managing on-call situations requires a masterful combination of speed, skill, and knowledge. When you're on call...alone...in the middle of the night...On Call… Leer más

Descripción

Successfully managing on-call situations requires a masterful combination of speed, skill, and knowledge. When you're on call...alone...in the middle of the night...On Call Neurology provides you with immediate access to the vital, step-by-step information you need to rise to the occasion! For every complaint, it guides you through the initial evaluation, differential diagnosis, neurologic examination, and treatment planning, so you can face any problem with confidence!

Puntos claves

  • Walks you through the patient examination so you can focus on the most important neurologic features.
  • Reviews the indications for, and complications of, common neurodiagnostic tests.
  • Offers assistance in writing orders and providing comprehensive, complete workups.
  • Features the very latest information on Headache · Demyelinating Diseases · Infections of the Central Nervous System · Dementia · and more.
  • Provides an On Call Formulary covering the most common neurologic medications.

De interès para

3rd and 4th year Medical Students, Neurology Residents

Índice

Introduction1. Approach to the Neurologic Patient On Call: History Taking, Differential Diagnosis, and Anatomic Localization2. The Neurologic Examination3. Diagnostic StudiesPatient-Related Problems: The Common Calls4. Seizures and Status Epilepticus5. Stupor and Coma6. Acute Stroke7. Spinal Cord Compression8. Delirium9. Head Injury10. Ataxia and Gait Failure11. Acute Visual Disturbances12. Increased Intracranial Pressure13. Dizziness and Vertigo14. Headache15. Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure16. Syncope17. Pain Syndromes18. Amnesia and Dementia19. Brain Death20. Nerve and Muscle Diseases21. Demyelinating and Inflammatory Disorders of the Central Nervous System22. Infections of the Central Nervous System23. Neuro-oncology24. Cerebrovascular Disease25. Movement Disorders26. Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders27. Pediatric Neurologic EmergenciesAppendicesA-1. Muscles of the Neck and Brachial PlexusA-2. Muscles of the Perineum and Lumbosacral PlexusA-3. Brachial PlexusA-4. Lumbar PlexusA-5. Sensory Dermatome MapA-6. Mini-Mental State ExaminationA-7. Surface Map of the BrainA-8. Nuclei of the BrainstemA-9. Surface Anatomy of the BrainstemB. On-Call Formulary: Commonly Prescribed Medications in NeurologyIndex

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Sobre los autores

RM

Randolph S. Marshall

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Elisabeth K Harris Professor of Neurology Chief, Stroke Division Department of Neurology Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, New York

SM

Stephan A. Mayer

Afiliaciones y experiencia
William T. Gossett Chair of Neurology Co-Director, Neuroscience Institute Henry Ford Health System Professor of Neurology Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, Michigan

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