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Neurology in Clinical Practice edition

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  • 5th Edition - December 6, 2007
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Walter G. Bradley, Robert B. Daroff, Gerald M Fenichel, Joseph Jankovic
  • Language: English

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Authoritative and expertly informed, the fifth edition of Neurology in Clinical Practice continues to bring you the most current clinical neurology in a versatile, multimedia format. The result of years of experience, this outstanding resource leads you through the thought processes of seasoned clinicians. This versatile, new E-dition includes the 2-volume set and a dedicated website featuring the entire text, fully searchable, along with video clips and additional full-color illustrations, links to related websites, and regular updates.

Key features

  • Includes a new chapter on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, reflecting latest in the clinical area of neurophysiology.
  • Contains new contributions from some of the most respected names in the field.
  • Utilizes a new, full-color design for a cleaner look that’s easier to consult.

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Neurologists

Table of contents

VOLUME I: PRINCIPLES OF DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

Part I: Approach to Common Neurologic Problems



01. Diagnosis of Neurological Disease, Joseph Jankovic, MD

02. Episodic impairment of consciousness, Joseph Bruni, MD FRCPC

03. Falls and drop attacks, Robert B. Daroff, MD and Bernd F. Remler, MD

04. Delirium and confusional states, Mario F Mendez, MD, PhD

05. Clinical approach to stupor and coma, Joseph R Berger, MD

06. Approaches to intellectual and memory impairments, Howard S. Kirshner, MD

07. Global developmental delay and developmental regression, David Michelson, MD and Stephen Ashwal, MD

08. Behavior and personality disturbances, Jane Paulsen, PhD and Carissa Nehl

09. Depression and psychosis in neurological practice, Bruce Price, MD and Evan D. Murray, MD

10. Upper Limb Action-Intentional and Cognitive-Apraxic Motor Disorders, Robert T. Watson. Kenneth Heilman, MD, Leslie J. Gonzalez Rothi and Edward Valenstein

11. The agnosias (incl definition of neglect), Howard S. Kirshner, MD

12. Language Disorders

12A. Aphasia. Howard S. Kirshner, MD

12B. Motor Speech Disorders: Dysarthria and Apraxia of Speech, Howard S. Kirshner, MD

13. Neurogenic dysphagia, Ronald Pfeiffer, MD

14. Vision loss, Robert Tomsak, MD PhD

15. Abnormalities of the optic nerve and retina, Sashank Prasad and Laura Balcer, MD

16. Eye movement disorders: Diplopia, nystagmus, and other ocular oscillations, Patrick Lavin, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI

17. Pupillary and eyelid abnormalities, Janet C. Rucker, M.D.

18. Dizziness, Vertigo, & Hearing loss, Robert W. Baloh, MD and Kevin Kerber, MD

19. Disturbances of taste and smell, Robert G Mair, MD and Pasquale Finelli, MD

20. Cranial and facial pain, Jerry Swanson, MD, David F. Black, MD, and J.D. Bartleson, MD

21. Brainstem syndromes, Michael Wall, MD

22. Ataxic disorders, SH Subramony, MD

23. Movement disorders: Diagnosis and assessment, Anthony E. Lang and Joseph Jankovic, MD

24. Gait disorders, Philip Thompson, MBBS, PhD, FRACP

25. Hemiplegia and monoplegia, Karl Misulis, MD PhD

26. Paraplegia and spinal cord syndromes, Stephen Waxman, MD PhD and Thomas Byrne, MD

27. Proximal, distal, and generalized weakness, David C Preston, MD, Barbara E. Shapiro, and Jenice A. Robinson

28. Muscle pain and cramps, Alan Pestronk, MD and J. Americo Fernandes Filho

29. The hypotonic (floppy) infant, Gerald M Fenichel, MD

30. Sensory abnormalities of the limbs, trunk, and face, Karl Misulis, MD, PhD

31. Neurological causes of bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunction, Clare Fowler, FRCP and Ranan DasGupta, MA, MD, MRCS

32. Arm and neck pain, Michael Ronthal, MD

33. Lower back and lower limb pain, Karl Misulis, MD PhD

Part II: Neurological Investigations and Related Clinical Neurosciences


34. Laboratory investigations in diagnosis and management of neruological disease, Joseph Jankovic, MD

35. Clinical Neurophysiology

35A. Electroencephalography and evoked potentials, Ronald G Emerson, MD AND Timothy Pedley, MD

35B. Clinical Electromyography, Bashar Katirji, MD, FACP

35C. Transcranial magnetic stimulation, Mark Hallett, MD and Young Sohn, MD

35D. Intraoperative monitoring, Eli M. Mizrahi, MD

36. Neuroimaging

36A. Structural Neuroimaging, Rita C Bhatia, MBBS, MD and Evelyn Sklar, MD

36B. Angiography by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, Brian Bowen, MD and Rita C Bhatia, MBBS

36C. Neuroangiographic Functional Anatomy, Ajay Wakhloo, MD and Johnny S. Sandhu, MD

36D. Ultrasound Imaging of Cerebral Vasculature, Charles H. Tegeler and Viken L Babikian, MD

36E. Functional neuroimaging, Abdulrahim Alshehri, MD, FRCPC and A. Jon Stoessl, MD FRCP

37. Neuropsychology, Jane Paulsen, PhD and Kevin M. Duff

38. Neuro-Ophthalmology: Ocular Motor System, David Morrison, MD and Patrick Lavin, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI

39. Neuro-ophthalmology: Afferent Visual System, Robert Tomsak, MD, PhD

40. Neurotology: Laboratory investigations in diagnosis and management of neuro-otology disorders, Robert W Baloh, MD and Kevin Kerber, MD

41. Uro-neurology, Ranan DasGupta, MA, MD, MRCS and Clare Fowler, FRCP

42. Neuroepidemiology, Mitchell Wallin, MD MPH and John F Kurtzke, MD

43. Clinical neurogenetics, Stephen J. Tapscott, MD, PhD and Thomas Bird, MD

44. Neuroimmunology, Samia Khoury, MD and Tanuja Chitnis

45. Neuroendocrinology, Paul Cooper, MD FRCPC

46. Management of neurological disease, Joseph Jankovic, MD

47. Principles of neuropharmacology and therapeutics, Francis Gengo, MD

48. Principles of pain management, YiLi Zhou, MD

49. Principles of neurointensive care, Alejandro Rabinstein, MD

50. Principles of neurosurgery, Eric Deshaies, James M. Schumacher, Deborah O. Heros, MD, and Roberto Heros, MD

51. Principles of endovascular surgery, Italo Linfante, MD, Johnny Sandhu, MD, and Ajay Wakhloo, MD

52. Principles and practices of neurological rehabilitation (cut back on basic science), Bruce H. Dobkin, MD

VOLUME II: THE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

Part III: Neurological Diseases



53. Neurological Complications of Systemic Disease

53A. Neurological complications of systemic disease: In adults, Michael Aminoff, MD DSc, FRCP

53B. Neurological complications of systemic disease: In children, Aline Hamati, MD

54. Trauma of the Nervous System

54A. Basic neuroscience of neurotrauma, Dalton Dietrich, MD and Helen M. Bramlett, PhD

54B. Craniocerebral trauma, Donald Marion, MD

54C. Spinal cord trauma, Vishal C. Gala, MD, MPH, Richard Fessler, MD, Jean-Marc Voyadzis, MD, Dae-Hyun Kim, MD and Alparslan Asir, MD

54D. Trauma of the Nervous System: Peripheral Nerve Trauma, Bryan Tsao, MD, Brian Murray, MB, BCh, BAO, MSc, Francois Bethoux, MD and Nicholas Boulis, MD

55. Vascular Diseases of the Nervous System

55A. Ischemic cerebrovascular disease, José Biller, MD, Betsy B. Love, and Michael J. Schneck

55B. Intracerebral hemorrhage, Carlos Kase, MD

55C. Intracranial aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhage, Warren Selman, MD, Robert W Tarr, MD, and Jose Suarez, MD

55D. Vascular malformations, Warren Selman, MD, Robert W Tarr, MD, and Jose Suarez, MD

55E. Stroke in children, Meredith R. Golomb and José Biller, MD

55F. Spinal cord vascular disease, David Geldmacher, MD and Brian Bowen, MD

55G. Central nervous system vasculitis, James Schmidley, MD

56. Cancer and the Nervous System, Tracy Batchelor,MD MPH

56A. Epidemiology, Dominique S. Michaud, ScD

56B. Pathology and molecular genetics, Arie Perry, Reid R. Heffner, Jr., and David N. Louis, MD

56C. Clinical features and complications, Mark R. Gilbert, MD

56D. Management of primary nervous system tumors in adults, Joachim M Baehring, MD

56E. Management of primary nervous system tumors in infants and children, Samuel Blackman, MD, Alfredo D. Voloschin, MD and Jeffrey C. Allen, MD

56F. Nervous system metastases, Patrick Y. Wen, MD, David Schiff, MD and Aman Savani, MD

56G. Paraneoplastic disorders, Myrna R. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD and Josep Dalmau, MD, PhD

57. Infections of the Nervous System, Ashok Verma, MD, DM

57A. Bacterial Infections, Ashok Verman, MD, DM

57B. Viral infections, Kenneth L. Tyler, MD and Marylou Solbrig

57C. Fungal infections, Usha Kant Misra, Jayantee Kalita, and Ashok Verma, MD, DM

57D. Parasitic infections, Ashok Verma, MD, DM, Man Mohan Mehndiratta and Ashok Panagariya

57E. Neurological manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection in adults, Ashok Verma, MD, DM

57F. Neurological manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection in children, Ashok Verma, MD, DM

57G. Prion diseases, Thomas Wisniewski, Martin Sadowski, and Ashok Verma, MD, DM

58. Multiple Sclerosis and other inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system, Aaron E. Miller and Fred D. Lublin, MD

59. Anoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, E. F. Wijdicks, MD

60. Toxic and metabolic encephalopathies, Alan Lockwood, MD

61. Deficiency diseases of the nervous system, Yuen So, MD, PhD, and Roger P. Simon

62. Effects of Toxins and Physical Agents on the Nervous System

62A. Effects of occupational toxins of the nervous system, Michael Aminoff, MD, DSc, FRCP

62B. Effects of drug abuse on the nervous system, Yuen So

62C. Neurotoxins of animals and plants, Yuen So

62D. Marine toxins, Yuen So

62E. Effect of physical agents on the nervous system, Michael Aminoff, MD, DSc, FRCP

63. Brain edema and disorders of cerebrospinal fluid circulation, Gary Rosenberg, MD

64. Developmental disorders of the nervous system, Harvey Sarnat, MD, FRCPC and Laura Flores-Sarnat, MD

65. Developmental disabilities, Gail Ross, PhD and Ruth Nass, MD

66. Inborn errors of metabolism of the nervous system, Greg Pastores, MD

67. Mitochondrial disorders, Ashok Verma, MD, DM, Michio Hirano, and Carlos Moraes, MD

68. Channelopathies: Episodic and electrical disorders of the nervous system, Louis Ptáèek, MD, Robert A. Lenz MD, PhD, and Geoffrey Kerchner, MD, PhD

69. Neurocutaneous syndromes, Steve Roach, MD, and Monica P. Islam, MD

70. The dementias, Steven T DeKosky, MD, Daniel Kaufer, MD, and Oscar L Lopez, MD

71. The epilepsies, William H Trescher, MD and Ronald Lesser, MD

72. Sleep and its disorders, Sudhansu Chokroverty, MD

73. Headache and other craniofacial pain, Ivan Garza, MD, Christopher Boes, MD, Jerry Swanson, MD, David Dodick, MD, David Capobianco, MD, and F. Michael Cutrer, MD

74. Cranial neuropathies, Janet C Rucker, MD

75. Movement disorders, Kathleen M. Shannon and Joseph Jankovic, MD

76. Disorders of the cerebellum, including the degenerative ataxias, S. H. Subramony, MD

77. Disorders of bones, joints, ligaments, and meninges, David P. Ciaverella, DO and Richard Rosenbaum, MD

78. Disorders of upper and lower motor neurons, Brian Murray, MD and Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD, DSc

79. Disorders of nerve roots and plexuses, David Chad, MD=

80. Disorders of peripheral nerves, Yad Harati, MD

81. Disorders of the autonomic nervous system, David Robertson, MD

82. Disorders of neuromuscular transmission, James F. Howard, Jr., MD and Donald Sanders, MD

83. Disorders of skeletal muscle, Anthony Amato, MD and Michael H. Brooke

84. Neurological problems of the newborn, Alan Hill, MD, PhD

85. Neurological problems of pregnancy, D. Malcolm Shaner, MD

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  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 6, 2007
  • Language: English

About the authors

WB

Walter G. Bradley

Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL

RD

Robert B. Daroff

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, and Chair Emeritus; Department of Neurology; Case Western Reserve School of Medicine; University Hospitals Case Medical Center; Cleveland, OH, USA

GF

Gerald M Fenichel

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Department of Neurology/Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Neurologist-in-Chief, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital of Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN

JJ

Joseph Jankovic

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Neurology, Distinguished Chair in Movement Disorders, Director, Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA