Emergency Neurology : Principles and Practice (Hardcover)

Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of contributors; Part I. Neurological Examination and Neurodiagnostic Testing: 1. The neurological examination Thomas F. Scott; 2. Neuroradiology Andrew L. Goldberg and Thomas J. Fix; 3. Electroencephalography Ivo Drury and Ahmad Beydoun; 4. Lumbar puncture James P. Valeriano and Douglas J. Gelb; 5. Electromyography James W. Albers and John J. Wald; 6. Electronystagmography Neil T. Shepard; 7. Evoked potentials Navin K. Varma; Part II. Common Neurological Presentations: 8. Altered level of consciousness J. Stephen Huff and William J. Brady; 9. Headache Douglas Gelb, Ashok Harwani and William D. Fales; 10. Weakness George A. Small and Lynn Brown; 11. Dizziness Kevin M. Kelly and Steven A. Telian; 12. Seizures Kevin M. Kelly, James P. Valeriano and Jerald A. Solot; 13. Gait disturbance Jon Brillman and Kathleen Cowling; Part III. Specific Neurological Conditions: 14. Central nervous system infections in adults Paul Blackburn, Oliver W. Hayes and Greg Fermann; 15. Viral encephalitis Earl J. Reisdorff; 16. Cerebrovascular disease Michael R. Frankel and Marc Chimowitz; 17. Movement disorders Sid M. Shah and Roger L. Albin; 18. Neuromuscular disorders James W. Albers and John J. Wald; 19. Musculoskeletal and neurogenic pain Robert G. Kaniecki and L. R. Searls; 20. Neuro-ophthalmology Robert G. Kaniecki and L. R. Searls; 21. Multiple sclerosis Thomas F. Scott and Danielle Ray; 22. Dementia Judith L. Heidebrink and Norman L. Foster; 23. Brain tumours and other neuro-oncological emergencies Herbert B. Newton; 24. Neuropsychiatry Craig A. Taylor and Barbara C. Good; 25. Neuroanesthesiology Kevin J. Gingrich; 26. Increased intracranial pressure Amy Blasen and Ron Jakubiak; 27. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Eric Eggenberger, Sid M. Shah and Marsha D. Rappley; 28. Normal pressure hydrocephalus Henry R. Landsgaard and Oliver W. Hayes; 29. Sleep disorders A. Sinan Baran; Part IV. Neurological Trauma and Environmental Emergencies: 30. Traumatic brain injury Patricia Lanter and Brian Zink; 31. Spinal cord injuries Charles H. Bill II; 32. Peripheral nerve injuries Ario Keyarash and Mark Baratz; 33. Neurological complications of environmental emergencies David Rossi and David Overton; Part V. Pediatric Neurological Emergencies: 34. Hydrocephalus and shunts in children Stephen Guertin; 35. Pediatric infections of the central nervous system Jane L. Turner; 36. Pediatric cerebrovascular disorders Imad Jarjour; 37. Pediatric seizures Rae R. Hanson; 38. Hypotonic infant Marsha D. Rappley and Sid M. Shah; Part VI. Pregnancy-Related Neurological Emergencies: 39. Pregnancy-related neurological emergencies Mary Hughes; Part VII. Neurotoxicology and Brain Resuscitation: 40. Neurotoxicology Mary Beth Miller; 41. Neurotoxicology of alcohol and substances of abuse Scott R. Zittel, Mary Ellen Wermuth, Brent Furbee and Mary Beth Miller; 42. Neurotoxicology of envenomations Janet G. H. Eng, Robert J. Prodinger and David J. Castle; 43. Brain resuscitation W. Lee Warren and James E. Wilberger Jr; Index.