Merritt's neurology.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Merritt, H. Houston (Hiram Houston), 1902-1979.

Rowland, Lewis P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Diseases.

Nervous system.

Neurology.

Nervous System Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Nervous System Diseases.

Physical Description:

xx, 1002 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

Tenth edition / editor, Lewis P. Rowland.

Other Title:

Neurology

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2000]

Contents:

I. Symptoms of Neurologic Disorders

1. Delirium and Dementia / Scott A. Small, Richard Mayeux 3

2. Aphasia, Apraxia, and Agnosia / J. P. Mohr 7

3. Syncope and Seizure / Timothy A. Pedley, Dewey K. Ziegler 12

4. Coma / John C. M. Brust 17

5. Diagnosis of Pain and Paresthesias / Lewis P. Rowland 23

6. Dizziness and Hearing Loss / Jack J. Wazen 26

7. Impaired Vision / Myles M. Behrens 31

8. Headache / Neil H. Raskin 36

9. Involuntary Movements / Stanley Fahn 38

10. Syndromes Caused by Weak Muscles / Lewis P. Rowland 42

11. Gait Disorders / Sid Gilman 45

12. Signs and Symptoms in Neurologic Diagnosis / Lewis P. Rowland 50

II. How to Select Diagnostic Tests

13. Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Robert DeLaPaz, Stephen Chan 55

14. Electroencephalography and Evoked Potentials / Ronald G. Emerson, Thaddeus S. Walczak, Timothy A. Pedley 64

15. Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies in Neuromuscular Disease / Dale J. Lange, Werner Trojaborg 73

16. Neurovascular Imaging / J.P. Mohr, Robert DeLaPaz 77

17. Lumbar Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination / Robert A. Fishman 89

18. Muscle and Nerve Biopsy / Arthur P. Hays 92

19. Neuropsychologic Evaluation / Yaakov Stern 94

20. DNA Diagnosis / Lewis P. Rowland 98

III. Infections of the Nervous System

21. Bacterial Infections / James R. Miller, Burk Jubelt 103

22. Focal Infections / Gary L. Bernardini 127

23. Viral Infections / Burk Jubelt, James R. Miller 134

24. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Carolyn Barley Britton 163

25. Fungal and Yeast Infections / Leon D. Prockop 175

26. Neurosarcoidosis / John C. M. Brust 180

27. Spirochete Infections: Neurosyphilis / Lewis P. Rowland, Leonidas Stefanis 182

28. Spirochete Infections: Leptospirosis / James R. Miller 189

29. Spirochete Infections: Lyme Disease / James R. Miller 190

30. Parasitic Infections / Burk Jubelt, James R. Miller 192

31. Bacterial Toxins / James R. Miller 202

32. Reye Syndrome / Darryl C. De Vivo 205

33. Prion Diseases / Burk Jubelt 206

34. Whipple Disease / Elan D. Louis 212

IV. Vascular Diseases

35. Pathogenesis, Classification, and Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease / Ralph L. Sacco 217

36. Examination of the Patient with Cerebrovascular Disease / Randolph S. Marshall 229

37. Transient Ischemic Attack / John C. M. Brust 231

38. Cerebral Infarction / John C. M. Brust 232

39. Cerebral and Cerebellar Hemorrhage / J. P. Mohr, Christian Stapf 240

40. Genetics of Stroke / Alexander Halim, Ralph L. Sacco 241

41. Other Cerebrovascular Syndromes / Frank M. Yatsu 244

42. Differential Diagnosis of Stroke / Mitchell S. V. Elkind, J. P. Mohr 247

43. Stroke in Children / Arnold P. Gold, Abba L. Cargan 250

44. Treatment and Prevention of Stroke / Frank M. Yatsu 257

45. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Stephan A. Mayer, Gary L. Bernardini, John C. M. Brust, Robert A. Solomon 260

46. Cerebral Veins and Sinuses / Robert A. Fishman 268

47. Vascular Disease of the Spinal Cord / Leon A. Weisberg 271

V. Disorders of Cerebrospinal and Brain Fluids

48. Hydrocephalus / Leon D. Prockop 277

49. Brain Edema and Disorders of Intracranial Pressure / Robert A. Fishman 284

50. Superficial Siderosis of the Central Nervous System / Robert A. Fishman 291

51. Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome / Leon D. Prockop, Stephan A. Mayer 292

VI. Tumors

52. General Considerations / Casilda M. Balmaceda 297

53. Tumors of the Skull And Cranial Nerves / Jeffrey N. Bruce, Casilda M. Balmaceda, Michael R. Fetell 304

54. Tumors of the Meninges / Casilda M. Balmaceda, Michael B. Sisti, Jeffrey N. Bruce 311

55. Gliomas / Casilda M. Balmaceda, Robert L. Fine 318

56. Lymphomas / Casilda M. Balmaceda 334

57. Pineal Region Tumors / Jeffrey N. Bruce, Casilda M. Balmaceda, Bennett M. Stein, Michael R. Fetell 341

58. Tumors of the Pituitary Gland / Jeffrey N. Bruce, Michael R. Fetell, Pamela U. Freda 347

59. Congenital and Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors / James H. Garvin, Jr., Neil A. Feldstein 354

60. Vascular Tumors and Malformations / Robert A. Solomon, John Pile-Spellman, J. P. Mohr 367

61. Metastatic Tumors / Casilda M. Balmaceda 376

62. Spinal Tumors / Paul C. McCormick, Michael R. Fetell, Lewis P. Rowland 388

VII. Trauma

63. Head Injury / Stephan A. Mayer, Lewis P. Rowland 401

64. Spinal Injury / Joseph T. Marotta 416

65. Intervertebral Disks and Radiculopathy / Paul C. McCormick 424

66. Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy / Lewis P. Rowland, Paul C. McCormick 430

67. Lumbar Spondylosis / Lewis P. Rowland, Paul C. McCormick 434

68. Peripheral and Cranial Nerve Lesions / Dale J. Lange, Werner Trojaborg, Lewis P. Rowland 436

69. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Lewis P. Rowland 454

70. Neuropathic Pain and Posttraumatic Pain Syndromes / James H. Halsey 455

71. Radiation Injury / Casilda M. Balmaceda, Steven R. Isaacson 457

72. Electrical and Lightning Injury / Lewis P. Rowland 463

73. Decompression Sickness / Leon D. Prockop 464

VIII. Birth Injuries and Developmental Abnormalities

74. Neonatal Neurology / M. Richard Koenigsberger, Ram Kairam 467

75. Floppy Infant Syndrome / Thornton B. A. Mason, II, Darryl C. De Vivo 473

76. Static Disorders of Brain Development / Isabelle Rapin 476

77. Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome / Melvin Greer 484

78. Structural Malformations / Melvin Greer 485

79. Marcus Gunn and Mobius Syndromes / Lewis P. Rowland 498

IX. Genetic Diseases of the Central Nervous System

80. Chromosomal Diseases / Ching H. Wang 503

81. Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism / John H. Menkes 506

82. Disorders of Purine Metabolism / Lewis P. Rowland 512

83. Lysosomal and Other Storage Diseases / William G. Johnson 514

84. Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism / Salvatore DiMauro 530

85. Glucose Transporter Protein Syndrome / Darryl C. De Vivo 533

86. Hyperammonemia / Rosario R. Trifiletti, Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. 534

87. Peroxisomal Diseases: Adrenoleukodystropy, Zellweger Syndrome, and Refsum Disease / Mia MacCollin, Darryl C. De Vivo 537

88. Organic Acidurias / Stefano Di Donato, Graziella Uziel 541

89. Disorders of Metal Metabolism / John H. Menkes 543

90. Acute Intermittent Porphyria / Lewis P. Rowland 549

91. Neurological Syndromes with Acanthocytes / Timothy A. Pedley, Lewis P. Rowland 552

92. Xeroderma Pigmentosum / Lewis P. Rowland 555

93. Cerebral Degenerations of Childhood / Eveline C. Traeger, Isabelle Rapin 555

94. Diffuse Sclerosis / Lewis P. Rowland 561

95. Differential Diagnosis / Eveline C. Traeger, Isabelle Rapin 562

X. Disorders of Mitochondrial DNA

96. Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies: Diseases of Mitochondrial DNA / Salvatore DiMauro, Eric A. Schon, Michio Hirano, Lewis P. Rowland 573

97. Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy / Myles M. Behrens, Michio Hirano 579

98. Mitochondrial Diseases with Mutations of Nuclear DNA / Darryl C. De Vivo, Michio Hirano 582

XI. Neurocutaneous Disorders

99. Neurofibromatosis / Arnold P. Gold 587

100. Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis / Arnold P. Gold 591

101. Incontinentia Pigmenti / Arnold P. Gold 594

102. Tuberous Sclerosis / Arnold P. Gold 596

XII. Peripheral Neuropathies

103. General Considerations / Norman Latov 605

104. Hereditary Neuropathies / Robert E. Lovelace, Lewis P. Rowland 608

105. Acquired Neuropathies / Dale J. Lange, Norman Latov, Werner Trojaborg 613

XIII. Dementias

106. Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias / Scott A. Small, Richard Mayeux 633

XIV. Ataxias

107. Hereditary Ataxias / Susan B. Bressman, Timothy Lynch, Roger N.

Rosenberg 645

XV. Movement Disorders

108. Huntington Disease / Stanley Fahn 659

109. Sydenham and Other Forms of Chorea / Stanley Fahn 662

110. Myoclonus / Stanley Fahn 666

111. Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome / Stanley Fahn 668

112. Dystonia / Stanley Fahn, Susan B. Bressman 669

113. Essential Tremor / Elan D. Louis, Paul E. Greene 678

114. Parkinsonism / Stanley Fahn, Serge Przedborski 679

115. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy / Paul E. Greene 694

116. Tardive Dyskinesia and Other Neuroleptic-Induced Syndromes / Stanley Fahn, Robert E. Burke 696

XVI. Spinal Cord Diseases

117. Hereditary and Acquired Spastic Paraplegia / Lewis P. Rowland 703

118. Hereditary and Acquired Motor Neuron Diseases / Lewis P. Rowland 708

119. Syringomyelia / Elliott L. Mancall, Paul C. McCormick 715

XVII. Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction

120. Myasthenia Gravis / Audrey S. Penn, Lewis P. Rowland 721

121. Lambert-Eaton Syndrome / Audrey S. Penn 727

122. Botulism and Antibiotic-Induced Neuromuscular Disorders / Audrey S. Penn 728

123. Acute Quadriplegic Myopathy / Michio Hirano 730

XVIII. Myopathies

124. Identifying Disorders of the Motor Unit / Lewis P. Rowland 735

125. Progressive Muscular Dystrophies / Lewis P. Rowland 737

126. Familial Periodic Paralysis / Lewis P. Rowland 749

127. Congenital Disorders of Muscle / Lewis P. Rowland 753

128. Myoglobinuria / Lewis P. Rowland 756

129. Muscle Cramps and Stiffness / Robert B. Layzer, Lewis P. Rowland 758

130. Dermatomyositis / Lewis P. Rowland 763

131. Polymyositis, Inclusion Body Myositis, and Related Myopathies / Lewis P. Rowland 765

132. Myositis Ossificans / Lewis P. Rowland 770

XIX. Demyelinating Diseases

133. Multiple Sclerosis / James R. Miller 773

134. Marchiafava-Bignami Disease / James R. Miller 792

135. Central Pontine Myelinolysis / Gary L. Bernardini, Elliott L. Mancall 794

XX. Autonomic Disorders

136. Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension and Autonomic Failure / Louis H. Weimer 799

137. Acute Autonomic Neuropathy / Louis H. Weimer 802

138. Familial Dysautonomia / Alan M. Aron 802

XXI. Paroxysmal Disorders

139. Migraine and Other Headaches / Neil H. Raskin 807

140. Epilepsy / Timothy A. Pedley, Carl W. Bazil, Martha J. Morrell 813

141. Febrile Seizures / Douglas R. Nordli, Jr., Timothy A. Pedley 833

142. Neonatal Seizures / Douglas R. Nordli, Jr., Timothy A. Pedley 834

143. Transient Global Amnesia / John C.M. Brust 836

144. Meniere Syndrome / Jack J. Wazen 837

145. Sleep Disorders / June M. Fry 839

XXII. Systemic Diseases and General Medicine

146. Endocrine Diseases / Gary M. Abrams, Earl A. Zimmerman 849

147. Hematologic and Related Diseases / Kyriakos P. Papadopoulos, Casilda M. Balmaceda 864

148. Hepatic Disease / Neil H. Raskin, Lewis P. Rowland 876

149. Cerebral Complications of Cardiac Surgery / Eric J. Heyer, Lewis P. Rowland 878

150. Bone Disease / Roger N. Rosenberg 881

151. Renal Disease / Neil H. Raskin 886

152. Respiratory Care: Diagnosis and Management / Stephan A. Mayer, Matthew E. Fink 889

153. Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Lewis P. Rowland 893

154. Nutritional Disorders: Vitamin B[subscript 12] Deficiency, Malabsorption, and Malnutrition / Lewis P. Rowland, Bradford P. Worrall 896

155. Vasculitis Syndromes / Lewis P. Rowland 902

156. Neurologic Disease during Pregnancy / Alison M. Pack, Martha J. Morrell 911

XXIII. Environmental Neurology

157. Alcoholism / John C.M. Brust 921

158. Drug Dependence / John C.M. Brust 929

159. Iatrogenic Disease / Lewis P. Rowland 933

160. Complications of Cancer Chemotherapy / Massimo Corbo, Casilda M. Balmaceda 936

161. Occupational and Environmental Neurotoxicology / Lewis P. Rowland 940

162. Abuse of Children / Claudia A. Chiriboga 948

163. Falls in the Elderly / Lewis P. Rowland 953

XXIV. Rehabilitation

164. Neurologic Rehabilitation / Laura Lennihan, Glenn M. Seliger 957

XXV. Ethical and Legal Guidelines

165. End-of-Life Issues in Neurology / Lewis P. Rowland 963.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Merritt, H. Houston (Hiram Houston), 1902-1979. Textbook of neurology.

Other Format:

Merritt's neurology

ISBN:

0683304747

OCLC:

42292320