TY - BOOK AU - Louis,Elan D. AU - Mayer,Stephan A. AU - Rowland,Lewis P. TI - Merritt's neurology SN - 9781451193367 AV - RC 346 .M477 2016 U1 - 616.8 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Philadelphia, PA PB - Wolters Kluwer KW - Nervous system KW - Diseases KW - Nervous System Diseases N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Global burden of neurologic disease -- Sect. I: Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Signs and symptoms in neurologic diagnosis: approach to the patient -- The neurologic examination -- Sect. II: Common Problems in Neurology: Dizziness, vertigo, and hearing loss -- Syncope and spells -- Seizures and status epilepticus -- Headache and facial pain -- Pain, numbness, and paresthesias -- Visual disturbances -- Delirium -- Dementia and memory loss -- Involuntary movements -- Muscle weakness, cramps, and stiffness -- Gait disorders -- Acute stroke: the first hour -- Acute spinal cord syndromes -- Focal mass lesions -- Stupor and coma -- Brain death -- Sect. III: Diagnostic Tests: Computed tomography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Positron emission tomography and single-photon emission computed tomograpy -- Neurovascular ultrasound -- Angiography and endovascular neuroradiology -- Electromyography, nerve conduction studies, and magnetic stimulation -- Autonomic testing -- Vision, hearing, and balance testing -- Sleep studies -- Neuropsychological evaluation -- Lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis -- Brain, nerve, and muscle biopsy -- Intracranial pressure and neurocritical care monitoring -- Genetic testing and DNA diagnosis --; Sect. IV: Cerebrovascular Diseases: Acute ischemic stroke -- Transient ischemic attack -- Hypoxia-ischemic encephalopathy -- Intracebral hemorrhage -- Subarachnoid hemorrhage -- Cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis -- Vascular malformations -- Central nervous system vasculitis -- Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and other cerebrovascular syndromes -- Primary and secondary stroke prevention -- Sect. V: Neurotrauma: Concussion -- Traumatic brain injury -- Traumatic spinal cord injury -- Traumatic cranial and peripheral nerve injuries -- Sect. VI: Dementia: Mild cognitive impairment -- Alzheimer disease -- Frontotemporal dementia -- Lewy body dementias -- Vascular dementias -- Sect. VII: Headache and Pain Syndromes: Primary and secondary headache syndromes -- Cranial and neuralgias and facial pain disorders -- Complex regional pain syndrome -- Neuropathic pain -- Sect. VIII: Epilepsy and Paroxysmal Disorders: Epilepsy -- Meniere Syndrome, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular neuritis -- Transient global amnesia --; Sect. IX: Central Nervous System Infections: Acute bacterial meningitis and infective endocarditis -- Brain abscess and parameningeal infections -- Other bacterial central nervous system infections and toxins -- Chronic meningitis -- Parasitic infections -- Viral infections -- HIV and AIDS -- Prion diseases -- Sect. X: Demyelinating and Inflammatory Diseases: Multiple sclerosis and allied demyelinating diseases -- Pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis -- Autoimmune meningitis and encephalitis -- Neurosarcoidosis -- Sect. XI: Movement Disorders: Essential tremor -- Tics and Tourette Syndrome -- Restless Leg Syndrome -- Dystonia -- Hemifacial spasm -- Myoclonus -- Hereditary and acquired ataxias -- Tardive dyskinesia and other neuroleptic-induced syndromes -- Choreas -- Huntington Disease -- Parkinson Disease -- Parkinson-plus syndrome -- Sect. XII: Neuromuscular Diseases: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neuron diseases -- Bell Palsy and cranial neuropathies -- Acquired peripheral neuropathies -- Inherited peripheral neuropathies -- Myasthenia Gravis and disorders of the neuromuscular junction -- Inflammatory myopathies -- Critical illness myopathy and neuropathy -- Endocrine and toxic myopathies -- Periodic paralysis and other channelopathies -- Stiff Person Syndrome and peripheral nerve and myscle hyperexcitability -- Metabolic and mitochondrial myopathies in adults --; Sect. XIII: Neurooncology: Gliomas -- Metastic tumors -- Tumors of the meninges -- Primary central nervous system lymphoma -- Tumors of the pituitary gland -- Pineal region tumors -- Acoustic neuroma and other skull base tumors -- Spinal tumors -- Paraneoplastic syndromes -- Complications of cancer therapy -- Sect. XIV: Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Edema: Hydrocephalus -- Brain edema and disorders of intracranial pressure -- Intracranial hypotension -- Sect. XV: Spinal Cord Disorders: Intervertebral disk disease and radiculopathy --Cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis -- Acquired and hereditary myelopathies --- Sect. XVII: Systemic Organ Function and the Brain: Heart-brain interactions -- Respiratory support for neurologic diseases -- Endocrine diseases and the brain -- Hematologic diseases and the brain -- Hepatic disease and the brain -- Renal disease and the brain -- Gastric and genitourinary function and the brain -- Bone disease and the central nervous system -- Malnutrition, malabsorption, and B12, and other vitamin deficiencies -- Neurologic complications of organ transplantation -- Sect. XVIII: Neurologic Toxidromes: Alcoholism -- Drug intoxication and withdrawal -- Neurotoxicology -- Radiation injury -- Electrical and lightning injury -- Decompression illness --; Sect. XIX: Pediatric Neurology: Neonatal neurology -- Nervous system formation and malformation -- Inborn errors of metabolism -- Chromosomal disorders and disorders of DNA -- The floppy infant -- Disorders of motor and mental development -- Autism spectrum disorders -- Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies -- Neurocutaneous syndromes -- Spinal muscular atrophies of childhood -- Progressive muscular dystrophies -- Seizures in children -- Stroke in children -- Congenital and childhood central nervous system tumors -- Pediatric brain injury and shaken baby syndrome -- HIV, fetal alcohol syndrome, and drug effects -- Sect. XX: Psychiatry and Neurology: Psychosis -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive -- Somatic symptom disorders -- Sect. XXI: Recovery and End-of-Life Care: Neurologic rehabilitation -- Ethical and end-of-life issues in neurology; annahtohmeyah; schoolofmedicine; Koakh UR - https://library.feu-nrmf.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=f94baf443d01592267770cbd60b55201 ER -