Current Therapy in Neurologic Disease

Text with CD-ROM

Richard T. Johnson, John W. Griffin, Justin C. McArthur (Autoren)

Media-Kombination

464 Seiten

2005 | 7th Revised edition
Mosby
978-0-323-03432-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Presents step-by-step guidelines on the management and treatment of specific disorders affecting the nervous system. This book discusses diagnosis, epidemiology, and pathophysiology when they affect treatment strategies and decisions. It also includes treatment algorithms and patient resource information to complement each chapter.

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In "Current Therapy in Neurologic Disease", renowned professionals present their own experiences and step-by-step guidelines on the management and treatment of specific disorders affecting the nervous system. Diagnosis, epidemiology, and pathophysiology are discussed only when they affect treatment strategies and decisions. Treatment algorithms and patient resource information complement each chapter.

Inhalt

Disorders of Consciousness and Equilibrium The Unconscious Patient-Anish Bhardwaj Vertigo and Disequilibrium -Mark Walker Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension-Steven Vernine Insomnia and Parasomnia-Cynthia Comella Narcolepsy-June Fry Seizures Neonatal Seizures-Tallie Brem Febrile Seizures-Elaine Vining Absence Seizures-Nathan Crone Complex Partial Seizures- Jacqueline French First Generalized Seizure-Peter Kaplan Recurrent Generalized and Partial Seizures-Frank Gilliam Status Epilepticus-Jehuda Sepkuty Nonepileptic Seizures-Alan Krumholz Pain General Management-Charles Argoff Chronic Low Back Pain and Failed Surgery- John Rybock Cervical Spondylosis-Doug Kerr Complex Regional Pain Syndromes-David Goldstein Headache and Facial Pain Migraine and Cluster Headache-Todd Troost Daily Headaches-David Dodock Headaches in Children-Eric Kossoff Trigeminal and Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia-William Cheshire Postherpetic Neuralgia-Robert Dworkin Developmental Disorders Myelomeningocele and Hydrocephalus-David Joseph Chiari Malformations and Syringomyelia- Roger Kula Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia and Hemorrhage-Donna Ferriero Autism (including Rett's)-Andrew Zimmerman Sturge-Weber Syndrome-Anne Comi Neurofibromatosis-Bhuwan Garg Tuberous Sclerosis-John Bodensteiner Hyperactivity and Dyslexia-Max Wiznitzer Viral Infections Herpes Viruses-Micheline McCarthy Arboviruses (incl West Nile)-Ken Tyler Enteroviruses (incl Polio Prevention)-Burk Jubelt Rabies-Alan Jackson HIV-Avi Nath Nonviral Infectious Diseases Bacterial Meningitis-Allan Askamit Tuberculosis Meningitis-Yukari Manabe Fungal Infections-John Mann Brain Abscess and Parameningeal Infections-Wendy Wright Neurosyphilis-Christina Marra Lyme Disease-Andrew Pachner Cerebral Malaria-Tom Solomon Opportunistic Infections in Immunocompromised Patients-Sid Houff Other Inflammatory and Demyelinating Diseases Multiple Sclerosis-Peter Calabresi Optic Neuritis-Laura Balcer Transverse Myelitis-David Irani Neurosarcoidosis-Carlos Pardo Bell's Palsy-David Newman-Toker Bladder and Sexual Dysfunctionin MS and Myelitis-Arthur Burnett Cerebrovascular Diseases Transient Ischemic Attacks-Rafael Llenas Acute Ischemic Stroke-Argye Hillis Emboli of Cardiac Origin-Lewis Morganstern Intracerebral Hemorrhage-Gene Sung Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Wendy Ziai Aneurysms and AVMs-Clay Johnston Temporal Vasculitis and Cerebral Vasculitis-Justin McArthur Trauma Concussion and Postconcussion Syndrome-James Kelly Spinal Cord Injury-Michael Selzer Peripheral Nerve Injury-Alan Belzberg Neoplastic Disease Childhood Brain Tumors-Kaleb Yohay Malignant Neural Tumors-Mark Gilbert CNS Metastases-Roy Patchell Epidural Cord Compression and Neoplastic Meningitis-John Laterra Remote Effects of Carcinoma-Josep Dalmau Movement Disorders Parkinson's Disease-Katharine Widnell Essential Tremor-Elan Louis Huntington's Disease-Kevin Biglan Inherited Cerebellar Ataxias-Liz O'Hearn Dystonia-Buz Jinnah Tourette's Syndrome-Don Gilbert Degenerative Diseases Alzheimer's Disease-Rochelle Dooley Frontotemporal Degeneration-Bruce Miller Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease-James Mastriani Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Nick Maragakis Dysphagia and Dysarthria-Anne Foundas Benign Intracranial Hypertension-James Corbett Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus-Mike Williams Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies-Michio Hirano Toxins and Deficiency Diseases Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal-John Brust Overdose and Withdrawal in Drug Abuse-George Ricarte Biological Toxins-Elijah Stommel Lead Poisoning-Morri Markowitz Wernicke's Encephalopathy and Korsakoff's-Philip Salen Vitamin B12 Deficiency-Martin Samuels Peripheral Nerve Diseases Guillian-Barre Syndrome Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuritis Painful Neuropathy-Beth Morrison Diabetic Neuropathies Toxic Neuropathies-Jonathan Glass Vascular Neuropathies Familial Neuropathies Entrapment Neuropathies- Yuen So Neuromuscular Junction and Muscle Disease Myasthenia Gravis-Andrea Corse Muscular Dystrophies-Kathryn Wagner Immune-Mediated Muscle Disease-Marinos Dalakas Periodic Paralysis-Charles Thornton Restless Leg Syndrome-Christopher Earley General Issues in Therapy Plasmaphoresis and Intravenous IgG Therapy-Vinay Chaudry Use and Abuse of Corticosteroids Depression in Neurological Disorders-Laura Marsh Frailty of the Elderly-Linda Freed End-of-Life Decisions and Care-Wendy Johnston

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.1.2006
• Reihe/Serie: Current Therapy
• Zusatzinfo: Approx. 150 illustrations
• Verlagsort: St Louis
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 276 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
• ISBN-10: 0-323-03432-2 / 0323034322
• ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03432-6 / 9780323034326
• Zustand: Neuware