Neurologic Emergencies How to Do a Fast, Focused Evaluation of Any Neurologic Complaint
This book is an unparalleled resource on neurologic emergencies. Most books on neurologic emergencies focus on treatment of a disease after it is diagnosed (such as stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or meningitis). There are but a few books that focus on how to evaluate the patient with a neurologic...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The fast focused neurologic exam
- 2. “Rule out acute stroke”
- 3. Acute head injury: When to image, when to observe?
- 4. Seizure activity: How to examine while treating
- 5. Syncope: Who needs imaging? Who needs admission?
- 6. Dizziness: An evidence based approach: Better than MRI?
- 7. Acute eye symptoms: diplopia and loss of vision
- 8. Headache: When to image, when to tap
- 9. Neck and back pain: Who needs an MRI?
- 10. The non-anatomic exam: psychogenic syndromes and malingering
- 11. Altered mental status
- 12. Acute generalized weakness
- 13. Acute manifestations of chronic neurologic disease
- 14. CNS infections
- 15. Encephalopathy and Neurotoxicology
- 16. Movement disorders emergencies
- 17. Basic neuroanatomy
- 18. Basic emergent neuroimaging
- Glossary