Neurological Emergencies in Clinical Practice
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4471-5190-6 (ISBN)
Neurological Emergencies in Clinical Practice discusses neurological emergencies in a stepwise fashion including stabilizing the patient, identifying the cause, and treating the underlying cause. It is useful in several settings including the emergency room, hospital in-patient service as well as the intensive care unit.
Neurological Emergencies in Clinical Practice has a wide appeal and relevance to disciplines including neurology, emergency medicine, critical care medicine, internal medicine and family medicine. Medical students and residents may use this convenient, pocket-sized book to prepare for and succeed in their training examinations and it is also useful for other house staff and practicing physicians.
Dr. Abdul Qayyum Rana is a Canadian neurologist who specializes in Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders. He is currently Director of the Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto and Movement Disorders Centre located in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Rana completed his residency training at the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute New Jersey, USA. He then undertook a fellowship in Movement Disorders at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Rana is the founding editor of the Journal of Parkinsonism and Restless Legs Syndrome. He is also founder of the World Parkinson’s Education Program. Dr. Rana has written extensively on various aspects of Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders. Some of the publications of Dr. Rana are as follows, 1. An Aid to Neuro-ophthalmology 2. A Synopsis of Neurological Emergencies 3. An Introduction to Essential Tremor 4. 99 Faces of Parkinson’s disease 5. Frequently Asked Questions about Parkinson’s disease. Dr. John Anthony Morren obtained his medical degree in his native Trinidad and Tobago at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. He completed his neurology residency at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston, Florida then fellowship training in Neuromuscular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he is currently a Clinical Associate Staff neurologist at the Neuromuscular Center of the Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr Morren has also been active in many advocacy, research and academic pursuits, publishing in the peer reviewed literature on a wide scope of topics in neurology including stroke/vascular neurology, headache, neuromuscular diseases, movement disorders and neurocritical care. He has authored book chapter contributions in the fields of dementia and neuromuscular disorders.
Coma.- Delirium.- Dizziness and vertigo.- Facial weakness.- Giant cell arteritis/ temporal arteritis.- Guillain-Barre syndrome.- Headache.- Head injury.- Meningitis and encephalitis.- Multiple sclerosis.- Myasthenia gravis.- Neck and back pain.- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome.- Postherpetic neuralgia.- Pseudotumor cerebri/ benign intracranial hypertension.- Seizures and status epilepticus.- Spinal cord compression.- Stroke and TIA.- Syncope.- Transient global amnesia.- Visual impairments.- Appendix.
| Zusatzinfo | 26 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 203 p. 26 illus. |
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| Verlagsort | England |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin | |
| Schlagworte | History • neurological emergency • Neurologie • Notfallmedizin • physical examination • Stabilization • Treatment |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4471-5190-9 / 1447151909 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4471-5190-6 / 9781447151906 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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