5th edition. — Wolters Kluwer, 2017. — 770 p.
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.
DiagnosisApproach to the Patient with Acute Confusional State (Delirium/Encephalopathy)
Approach to the Patient with Dementia
Approach to the Patient with Aphasia
Approach to the Patient with Memory Impairment
Approach to the Comatose Patient
Approach to the Patient with Seizures
Approach to the Patient with Syncope
Approach to the Patient with Gait Disturbance and Recurrent Falls
Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders
Approach to the Patient with Visual Loss
Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Pupils
Approach to the Patient with Diplopia
Approach to the Patient with Facial Numbness
Approach to the Patient with Facial Pain
Approach to the Patient with Facial Weakness
Approach to the Patient with Dizziness and Vertigo
Approach to the Patient with Hearing Loss
Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia
Approach to the Patient with Dysarthria
Approach to the Patient with Acute Headache
Approach to the Patient with Chronic and Recurrent Headache
Approach to the Patient with Neck Pain and/or Arm Pain
Approach to the Patient with Low Back Pain, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, and Lumbar Stenosis
Approach to the Patient with Upper Extremity Pain and Paresthesias and Entrapment Neuropathies
Approach to the Patient with Lower Extremity Pain, Paresthesias, and Entrapment Neuropathies
Approach to the Patient with Failed Back Syndrome
Approach to the Patient with Acute Sensory Loss
Approach to the Hyperkinetic Patient
Approach to the Ataxic Patient
Approach to the Hypokinetic Patient
Approach to the Patient with Acute Muscle Weakness
Approach to the Patient with Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension, Sexual and Urinary Dysfunction, and Other Autonomic Disorders
Approach to the Patient with Functional Disorders in the Neurology Clinic
Approach to the Patient with Suspected Brain Death
Neuroimaging of Common Neurologic Conditions
Approach to the Selection of Electrodiagnostic, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Other Ancillary Testing
Approach to Common Office Problems of Pediatric Neurology
Approach to Common Emergencies in Pediatric Neurology
Approach to Ethical Issues in Neurology
TreatmentIschemic Cerebrovascular Disease
Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease
Epilepsies in Children
Epilepsy in Adults
Multiple Sclerosis
Movement Disorders
Dementia
Central Nervous System Infections
Neurologic Complications in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Inherited Metabolic Neurologic Disorders
Spinal Cord Disorders
Peripheral Neuropathy
Myopathy
Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
Therapy of Migraine, Tension-Type, and Cluster Headache
Chronic Pain
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Primary Central Nervous System Tumors
Nervous System Complications of Cancer
Neurotoxicology
Sleep Disorders
Dizziness and Vertigo
Neurologic Diseases in Pregnancy
The ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies