Clinical Electrophysiology (eBook)

A Handbook for Neurologists

Peter W. Kaplan, Thien Nguyen (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2010 | 1. Auflage
200 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-2299-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Bridging the clinical electrophysiological investigation with
the neurological consultation

Acutely ill patients present with symptoms that don't
immediately yield a diagnosis. Electrophysiological testing can
support diagnosis but only if the appropriate tests are
ordered. They must be properly interpreted in conjunction
with the actual symptoms. Clinical Electrophysiology
presents a wide range of symptoms with specific
electrophysiological results. The handbook shows how the complete
picture leads to better diagnostic, prognostic or therapeutic
conclusions.

The book is organized by the presenting neurological problem in
a clinical setting. For each case the authors provide a possible
electrophysiological result. This is interpreted and tied to the
patient's symptoms to yield a clinical solution. The handbook
avoids theoretical discussion to provide a direct practical guide
that:

* Begins with the patient's symptoms

* Uses a range of electrophysiological modalities

* Shows different test results for similar symptoms

* Relates clinical observation to electrophysiological
testing

A final casebook section presents readers with rarer clinical
challenges for self-testing.

Providing practical, to-the-point guidance on
electrophysiological investigations, Clinical
Electrophysiology will guide all neurologists attending acutely
ill patients.

Autor

Peter W. Kaplan, MD, FRCP, Professor of Neurology, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD Thien Nguyen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Inhalt

PROVISIONAL TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS.

Confusional states, encephalopathy and delirium.

Coma Paroxysmal altered behavior or consciousness.

Hallucinations, illusions, delirium.

Hysterical or functional deficits - blindness, deafness, paralysis, abnormal movement, catatonia.

Clinical Seizures, or remote history of seizures or epilepsy.

Clinically overt convulsions, subtle or suspected status epilepticus.

Locked-in-Syndrome, minimally conscious state, PVS.

Progression or recurrence of neurological disease.

PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE.

Weakness or paralysis in the ICU.

Diffuse muscle weakness.

Weakness with fasciculation.

Evaluation of painful, burning limbs/neuropathy.

Back pain and weakness/radiculopathies Traumatic weakness/obstetric palsies.

Progression or recurrence of neurological disease

Rezensionen

"It would be a useful reference in that setting because it presents
classic examples of entities that clinicians are most likely to
encounter in an inpatient setting." (Doody's, 30 September 2011)

"In conclusion, Kaplan and Nguyen have bravely created a book
"in the middle", between a detailed electrophysiology textbook (a
"comprehensive tome"), a case book, and an atlas; this book is
worth reading, but probably not during rounds." (The Lancet
Neurology, 1 April 2011)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.8.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
• Schlagworte: Medical Science • Medizin • Neurologie • Neurology
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-2299-0 / 1444322990
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-2299-6 / 9781444322996