Neurologic emergencies : a symptom-oriented approach / Gregory L. Henry ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Henry, Gregory L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurological emergencies.

Nervous System Diseases--diagnosis.

Diagnosis, Differential.

Emergencies.

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

Nervous System Diseases--diagnosis.

Diagnosis, Differential.

Emergencies.

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Physical Description:

viii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill, [2003]

Summary:

Here's Help ... Uniquely organized by presenting complaint rather than disease, Neurologic Emergencies, 2/e helps you quickly identify, evaluate, stabilize, treat, and manage the full range of neurologic symptoms. Completely updated and expanded, it fully reflects today's evidence-based strategies, treatments, and technologies.

Contents:

1. A Review of Basic Neuroanatomy 1

2. Evaluation of a Neurologic Complaint 25

3. Altered States of Consciousness and Coma 49

4. Acute Focal Neurologic Deficits 79

5. Acute Generalized Weakness 121

6. Movement Disorders 143

7. Headache 157

8. Acute Double Vision, Blindness, and Abnormal Pupils 179

9. Neurologic Trauma 213

10. Psychogenic Neurologic Syndromes 243

11. Seizures 263

12. Syncope 283

13. The Dizzy Patient 295

14. Neck and Back Pain 309.

Notes:

First ed. entered under: Henry, Gregory L.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Henry, Gregory L. Neurologic emergencies.

ISBN:

0071402926

OCLC:

50198274

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