Practicing Neurology: What You Need to Know, What You Need to Do

ISBN-13: 9781588296092 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 236 str.

Rahman Pourmand

Opis

In this new edition, Practicing Neurology: What You Need to Know, What You Need to Do, the latest volume from our Current Clinical Neurology series, Rahman Pourmand takes readers through the process of treating neurological conditions from evaluation to emergencies. For each condition, Pourmand provides basic facts, key definitions, step-by-step instructions for conducting a concise physical examination, neurologic signs to watch for, treatment strategies, and the prognosis.
In Part I, the author outlines neurological history and examination, highlighting some common neurological constructs while elucidating the most up-to-date neurodiagnostic tests and procedures. Part II details common neurological conditions including stroke, seizure and epilepsy, central nervous system infections, complications from alcohol, dizziness and vertigo, headaches, sleep disorders, and back and neck pain. In Part III, neurological urgencies and emergencies, such as comas, status epilepticus, brain edema, transtentorial herniation, metastatic epidural spinal cord compression, acute meningitis, delirium tremens, Wernicke's encephalopathy, myastenia gravis crisis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and temporal arteritis are covered in detail."

Recenzje

Aus den Rezensionen zur 2. Auflage:

"... Zu den Stärken dieses Kompendiums gehört die kompakte Darstellung der Leitsymptome, der klinischen Befunde, des diagnostischen Procedere und der therapeutischen Optionen für die wichtigsten neurologischen Erkrankungen. ... Hilfreich ist das Buch vor allem für Studierende der Medizin sowie angehende Assistenzärztinnen und -ärzte, insbesondere, auch wenn Englisch nicht ihre Muttersprache ist, weil mit der kondensierten Information zur Neurologie gleichzeitig die einschlägige Fachsprache für den Krankenhausalltag mitgeliefert wird, also zu empfehlen z.B. vor einem ersten klinischen Aufenthalt in England oder den USA." (M. Weller, in: Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie, 2008, Vol. 159, Issue 8, S. 516)

Spis treści

Practicing Neurology Table of Contents By Rahman Pourmand, MD I. Evaluation 1. Highlights of Neurological History and Examination 2. Neurologic Formulation 3. Some Neurologic Signs of Interest 4. Approach to the Patient with Suspected Hysteric Conversion 5. Neuroanatomy of Localization 6. Some Common Neurological Constructs 7. Neurodiagnostic Tests and Procedures II. Common Neurologic Conditions 8. Stroke 9. Seizure and Epilepsy 10. Central Nercous System Infections 11. Alteration of Mental Status 12. Demyelinating Disorders 13. Neurologic Complications of Alcohol 14. Dizziness and Vertigo 15. Headaches and Facial Pain 16. Peripheral Neuropathy 17. Movement Disorders 18. Sleep Disorders 19. Neuromuscular Diseases 20. Back and Neck Pain III. Neurologic Urgencies and Emergencies 21. Coma 22. Status Epilepticus 23. Brain Edema, Transtentorial Herniation, and Increased Intracranial Pressure 24. Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression 25. Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis 26. Delirium Tremens 27. Wernicke's Encephalopathy 28. Myasthenia Gravis Crisis 29. Guillain-Barre' Syndrome 30. Temporal Arteritis