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Neurology for the non-neurologist / editors, William J. Weiner ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neurology.
- Nervous system--Diseases.
- Nervous system.
- Nervous System Diseases.
- Diagnosis, Differential.
- Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological.
- Medical Subjects:
- Nervous System Diseases.
- Diagnosis, Differential.
- Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (650 p.)
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- The neurologic examination / Robert K. Shin and Neil C. Porter
- An approach to neurologic symptoms / Steven L. Lewis
- Clinical use of neurologic diagnostic tests / Madhu Soni
- Fundamentals of neuroradiology / Robert E. Morales and Dishant G. Shah
- Neurologic emergencies / Tricia Y. Ting and Lisa M. Shulman
- Examination of the comatose patient / Jordan L. Topel and Steven L. Lewis
- Cerebrovascular disease / Roger E. Kelley and Alireza Minagar
- Headache disorders / Amy Wilcox Voigt and Joel R. Saper
- Epilepsy / Donna C. Bergen
- Sleep disorders / Ruzica Kovacevic-Ristanovic and Tomasz J. Kuzniar
- Multiple sclerosis / Peter A. Calabresi and Scott D. Newsome
- Parkinson disease / Bradley J. Robottom, Lisa M. Shulman, and William J. Weiner
- Hyperkinetic movement disorders / Gonzalo J. Revuelta, William J. Weiner, and Stewart A. Factor
- Alzheimer disease and other dementias / Neelum T. Aggarwal and Raj C. Shah
- Behavioral neurology / Robert S. Wilson and Christopher G. Goetz
- Traumatic brain injury / Michael J. Makley
- Neuromuscular diseases / Dianna Quan and Steven P. Ringel
- Peripheral neuropathy / Joshua Gordon and Morris A. Fisher
- Neurologic evaluation of low back pain / Megan M. Shanks
- Dizziness and vertigo / Robert K. Shin and Judd M. Jensen
- An approach to the falling patient / Kathryn A. Chung and Fay B. Horak
- Neurotoxic effects of drugs prescribed by non-neurologists / Katie Kompoliti
- Neurologic complications of alcoholism / Allison L. Weathers
- Central nervous system infections / Larry E. Davis
- Neurologic aspects of cancer / Deborah Olin Heros
- Eye signs in neurologic diagnosis / Robert K. Shin and James A. Goodwin
- Principles of neurorehabilitation / David S. Kushner
- Medicolegal issues in the care of patients with neurologic illness / Maria R. Schimer and Lois Margaret Nora.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781451153415
- 1451153414
- 9781451124798
- 1451124791
- 9781469877693
- 1469877694
- OCLC:
- 908511260
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