Neurology : a clinician's approach / Andrew Tarulli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tarulli, Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Nervous system.

Neurology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 225 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Neurology: A Clinician's Approach teaches a symptom-oriented approach to the 20 most common problems which face neurologists in training. Emphasizing the primary importance of the patient history, the reader is instructed which questions to ask in order to elicit the chief complaint, how to ask these questions, and how to interpret the answers. The neurologic examination is presented as a flexible diagnostic tool rather than as a rigid exercise to be performed by rote and without reference to the chief complaint. Each chapter integrates evidence-based and experience-based approaches to diagnostic testing and treatment. Frequently-encountered conditions, uncommon 'zebras', and non-neurologic mimics of nervous system dysfunction are all given appropriate weight. Neurology: A Clinician's Approach is essential reading for neurologists in training, including neurology residents and medical students.

Contents:

Confusion

Coma

Aphasia

Dementia

Visual loss

Diplopia

Disorders of the eyelids and pupils

Facial weakness, dysarthria and dysphagia

Dizziness and vertigo

Proximal and generalized weakness

Focal limb weakness

Rapidly progressive weakness

Parkinsonism

Hyperkinetic movement disorders

Distal and generalized sensory systems

Focal pain syndromes of the extremities

Back pain and myelopathy

Gait disorders

Headache and facial pain

Seizures and epilepsy

Stroke

Multiple sclerosis

Intracranial mass legions.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-21635-4

1-282-91878-8

9786612918780

0-511-93192-1

0-511-93328-2

0-511-92807-6

0-511-92554-9

0-511-93385-1

0-511-93058-5

OCLC:

689997300