Practical Approach to the Neurological Patient
A Clinician's Guide
- 1st Edition - July 25, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: William J. Mullally
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 6 4 2 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 5 9 9 - 7
To the non-neurologist, neurology can be one of the most intimidating fields of medicine, yet it includes many common problems faced in everyday primary care practice. Written sp… Read more
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To the non-neurologist, neurology can be one of the most intimidating fields of medicine, yet it includes many common problems faced in everyday primary care practice. Written specifically for the general clinician, Practical Approach to the Neurological Patient: A Clinician's Guide provides clear, up-to-date, and easy-to-understand guidance on commonly encountered issues, helping you take an informed approach to patients with neurological concerns. Dr. William J. Mullally and a team of expert contributing authors address headache, dizziness, stroke, pain, head trauma, and much more, making this volume an indispensable resource for primary care practitioners, internists, family practitioners, medical specialists, medical residents, nurse practitioners, physician associates, and students.
- Offers concise, comprehensive content designed to help guide the primary care provider or non-neurologist on how to manage patients with common neurological conditions
- Covers timely topics such as women’s neurology, neurogenetics, pain neurology, sleep disorders, dementia, and headache (including facial pain)
- Includes Key Points in every chapter, MRI images that show brain lesions, figures and tables throughout, and clinical algorithms to support everyday decision making
- Features multidisciplinary input from physician authors who are contributors to the American Journal of Medicine, as well as a nurse practitioner and physician associates
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
Primary care practitioners, internists, family practice, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners
1. The Neurological Examination
2. Introduction to Neuroimaging
3. Introduction to Neurogenetics
4. Neuro-ophthalmology
5. Cerebrovascular Disease
6. Traumatic Brain Injury
7. Encephalopathy
8. Brain and Spine Tumors
9. Infections of the Nervous System
10. Autoimmune Neurologic Disorders
11. Headache
12. Facial Pain and Cranial Neuralgias
13. A Review of Women’s Neurology
14. Parkinson disease and Parkinsonism
15. Dementia
16. Introduction to Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention
17. Spinal Cord Disorders: Myelopathy
18. Myopathy
19. Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Neuropathy
20. Motor Neuron Disease
21. Demyelinating Disease
22. Autonomic Disorders
23. Gait Disorders
24. Epilepsy
25. Dizziness
26. Sleep Disorders
27. Pain Neurology
2. Introduction to Neuroimaging
3. Introduction to Neurogenetics
4. Neuro-ophthalmology
5. Cerebrovascular Disease
6. Traumatic Brain Injury
7. Encephalopathy
8. Brain and Spine Tumors
9. Infections of the Nervous System
10. Autoimmune Neurologic Disorders
11. Headache
12. Facial Pain and Cranial Neuralgias
13. A Review of Women’s Neurology
14. Parkinson disease and Parkinsonism
15. Dementia
16. Introduction to Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention
17. Spinal Cord Disorders: Myelopathy
18. Myopathy
19. Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Neuropathy
20. Motor Neuron Disease
21. Demyelinating Disease
22. Autonomic Disorders
23. Gait Disorders
24. Epilepsy
25. Dizziness
26. Sleep Disorders
27. Pain Neurology
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 25, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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William J. Mullally
Dr. Mullally is Associate Chief of Clinical Neurology at the Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. He completed his internal medicine residency at Rutgers Affiliated Hospitals and his neurology residency at the University of Miami and the Harvard Longwood Neurology Training Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Mullally was a chief medical resident at Rutgers and chief resident in neurology at Harvard. After completing his neurology residency in 1982, Dr. Mullally opened a comprehensive headache clinic in New Jersey. In 1989, he began working at Harvard Community Health Plan (now Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates) and started the headache program, which he directed until he moved to work full time at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in May 2013. Dr. Mullally is also former Director of Sports Neurology at the MGH/BWH Foxborough facility and sees general neurology patients at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. He has been a member of the American Headache Society since 1982 and is board certified in internal medicine, neurology and headache medicine.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Chief of Clinical Neurology, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Former Director of Sports Neurology and Concussion Program, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Graham Headache Center, Harvard Medical School, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USARead Practical Approach to the Neurological Patient on ScienceDirect