Now in its revised, updated Second Edition, this pocket-sized handbook is a practical quick-reference guide to the diagnosis and management of neurologic diseases. It presents specific management recommendations in a succinct outline format and includes protocols, step-by-step tests and procedures, and treatment algorithms.

Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology is unique in its inclusion of material from related disciplines such as general medicine, cardiology, psychiatry, neurosurgery, neuroanatomy, and radiology. It also offers guidance in using contemporary neuroimaging techniques in diagnosis.

Contents

Emergencies

Abbreviations

Admissions

• General Exam
• Neurological Exam
• Admission Orders

Adult Neurology

• Aphasia, Agnosia, Apraxia, and Amnesia
• Brainstem Anatomy
• Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Cerebrovascular Ischemia
• Coma and Brain Death
• Cranial Nerves
• Demyelinating Disease
• Dysarthria and Dysphagia
• EEG (Electroencephalography)
• EMG (Electromyography) and Nerve Conduction Studies
• Encephalopathy, Delirium, and Dementia
• Evoked Potentials
• Eyes and Vision
• Headache
• Hearing
• Infections, CNS
• Inflammatory Disorders
• Instant Neurological Diagnosis
• Intracranial Hemorrhage
• Intracranial Pressure
• Metabolic, Toxic, and Deficiency Disorders
• Mitochondrial Disorders
• Movement Disorders and Ataxia
• Neuromuscular Disorders
• Neurosurgical Procedures
• Pain
• Paraneoplastic Syndromes
• Peripheral Nerve Anatomy
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Psychiatric Disorders
• "Psychosomatic Neurology"
• Radiation Therapy
• Seizures
• Sensory Loss
• Sleep Disorders and Fatigue
• Spinal Cord Disorders
• Syncope
• Trauma
• Tumors of Brain
• Uro-Neurology
• Venous Sinus Thrombosis, CNS
• Vertigo
• Weakness

Child Neurology

• Development
• Eyes and Vision
• Head Circumference Disorders
• Headache
• Infections, CNS
• Metabolic Diseases
• Movement Disorders and Ataxia
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes
• Seizures
• Social and Language Disorders
• Tumors
• Weakness

Drugs

• Adrenergic Drugs
• Analgesics
• Anesthetics
• Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme Inhibitors
• Antibiotics
• Anticoagulants
• Anticonvulsants
• Antidepressants
• Benzodiazepines
• Calcium Channel Blockers
• Chemotherapy
• Cholinergic Drugs
• Digoxin
• Diuretics
• Dopaminergic Drugs
• ICU Drips
• Immunosuppressants
• Muscle Relaxants
• Paralytics

Imaging

• Angiography
• CT and MRI Anatomy
• Computerized Tomography (CT)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Ultrasound

Medicine

• Allergy
• Blood
• Epidemiology
• Electrolytes
• Glands
• Gut
• Heart
• Infection
• Kidneys
• Lungs

Procedures

• Procedure Note
• Arterial Blood Gas
• Arterial Line
• Blood Draws
• Caloric Testing
• Central Venous Line
• Lacerations
• Lumbar Puncture
• Nasogastric Tube
• Venous Access

Index

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