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Neurology for the Non-Neurologist.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 6th edDescription: 1 online resource (650 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781469877693
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Neurology for the Non-NeurologistDDC classification:
  • 616.8
LOC classification:
  • RC346 -- .N453 2010eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Neurologic Examination -- 2. An Approach to Neurologic Symptoms -- 3. Clinical Use of Neurologic Diagnostic Tests -- 4. Fundamentals of Neuroradiology -- 5. Neurologic Emergencies -- 6. Examination of the Comatose Patient -- 7. Cerebrovascular Disease -- 8. Headache Disorders -- 9. Epilepsy -- 10. Sleep Disorders -- 11. Multiple Sclerosis -- 12. Parkinson Disease -- 13. Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders -- 14. Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias -- 15. Behavioral Neurology -- 16. Traumatic Brain Injury -- 17. Neuromuscular Diseases -- 18. Peripheral Neuropathy -- 19. Neurologic Evaluation of Low Back Pain -- 20. Dizziness and Vertigo -- 21. An Approach to the Falling Patient -- 22. Neurotoxic Effects of Drugs Prescribed by Non-neurologists -- 23. Neurologic Complications of Alcoholism -- 24. Central Nervous System Infections -- 25. Neurologic Aspects of Cancer -- 26. Eye Signs in Neurologic Diagnosis -- 27. Principles of Neurorehabilitation -- 28. Medicolegal Issues in the Care of Patients with Neurologic Illness -- Index.
Summary: This book is a practical guide for primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other non-neurologist clinicians who encounter patients with neurologic problems. The book begins with overviews of neurologic symptoms, the neurologic examination, diagnostic tests, and neuroradiology, and then covers the full range of neurologic disorders that non-neurologists encounter. Chapters follow a consistent structure with key elements highlighted for quick scanning. Each chapter begins with Key Points and includes Special Clinical Points, Special Considerations in the Hospitalized Patient , and When a Non-neurologist Should Consider Referring to a Neurologist . Each chapter ends with an Always Remember section emphasizing the most important practical issues and a series of self-study questions.
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Intro -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Neurologic Examination -- 2. An Approach to Neurologic Symptoms -- 3. Clinical Use of Neurologic Diagnostic Tests -- 4. Fundamentals of Neuroradiology -- 5. Neurologic Emergencies -- 6. Examination of the Comatose Patient -- 7. Cerebrovascular Disease -- 8. Headache Disorders -- 9. Epilepsy -- 10. Sleep Disorders -- 11. Multiple Sclerosis -- 12. Parkinson Disease -- 13. Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders -- 14. Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias -- 15. Behavioral Neurology -- 16. Traumatic Brain Injury -- 17. Neuromuscular Diseases -- 18. Peripheral Neuropathy -- 19. Neurologic Evaluation of Low Back Pain -- 20. Dizziness and Vertigo -- 21. An Approach to the Falling Patient -- 22. Neurotoxic Effects of Drugs Prescribed by Non-neurologists -- 23. Neurologic Complications of Alcoholism -- 24. Central Nervous System Infections -- 25. Neurologic Aspects of Cancer -- 26. Eye Signs in Neurologic Diagnosis -- 27. Principles of Neurorehabilitation -- 28. Medicolegal Issues in the Care of Patients with Neurologic Illness -- Index.

This book is a practical guide for primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other non-neurologist clinicians who encounter patients with neurologic problems. The book begins with overviews of neurologic symptoms, the neurologic examination, diagnostic tests, and neuroradiology, and then covers the full range of neurologic disorders that non-neurologists encounter. Chapters follow a consistent structure with key elements highlighted for quick scanning. Each chapter begins with Key Points and includes Special Clinical Points, Special Considerations in the Hospitalized Patient , and When a Non-neurologist Should Consider Referring to a Neurologist . Each chapter ends with an Always Remember section emphasizing the most important practical issues and a series of self-study questions.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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