Rahman Pourmand

Practicing Neurology (eBook, PDF)

What You Need to Know, What You Need to Do

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In this new edition, Practicing Neurology: What You Need to Know, What You Need to Do, the latest volume from our Current Clinical Neurology™ series, Rahman Pourmand takes readers through the process of treating neurological conditions from evaluation to emergencies. For each condition, Pourmand provides basic facts, key definitions, step-by-step instructions for conducting a concise physical examination, neurologic signs to watch for, treatment strategies, and the prognosis.

In Part I, the author outlines neurological history and examination, highlighting some common neurological constructs while elucidating the most up-to-date neurodiagnostic tests and procedures. Part II details common neurological conditions including stroke, seizure and epilepsy, central nervous system infections, complications from alcohol, dizziness and vertigo, headaches, sleep disorders, and back and neck pain. In Part III, neurological urgencies and emergencies, such as comas, status epilepticus, brain edema, transtentorial herniation, metastatic epidural spinal cord compression, acute meningitis, delirium tremens, Wernicke's encephalopathy, myastenia gravis crisis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and temporal arteritis are covered in detail.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Humana Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781597452977
• Artikelnr.: 37338026

Autorenporträt

Rahman Pourmand, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Evaluation.- Highlights of Neurological History and Examination.- Neurological Formulation.- Some Neurological Signs of Interest.- Approach to the Patient with Suspected Hysteric Conversion.- Neuroanatomy of Localization.- Some Common Neurological Constructs.- Neurodiagnostic Tests and Procedures.- Common Neurological Conditions.- Cerebrovascular Accidents.- Seizure and Epilepsy.- Central Nervous System Infections.- Alteration of Mental Status.- Demyelinating Disorders.- Neurological Complications of Alcohol.- Dizziness and Vertigo.- Headaches and Facial Pain.- Peripheral Neuropathy.- Movement Disorders.- Sleep Disorders.- Neuromuscular Diseases.- Back and Neck Pain.- Neurological Urgencies and Emergencies.- Coma.- Status Epilepticus.- Brain Edema, Transtentorial Herniation, and Increased Intracranial Pressure.- Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression.- Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis.- Delirium Tremens.- Wernicke’s Encephalopathy.- Myasthenia Gravis Crisis.- Guillain-Barré Syndrome.- Temporal Arteritis.

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Evaluation.- Highlights of Neurological History and Examination.- Neurological Formulation.- Some Neurological Signs of Interest.- Approach to the Patient with Suspected Hysteric Conversion.- Neuroanatomy of Localization.- Some Common Neurological Constructs.- Neurodiagnostic Tests and Procedures.- Common Neurological Conditions.- Cerebrovascular Accidents.- Seizure and Epilepsy.- Central Nervous System Infections.- Alteration of Mental Status.- Demyelinating Disorders.- Neurological Complications of Alcohol.- Dizziness and Vertigo.- Headaches and Facial Pain.- Peripheral Neuropathy.- Movement Disorders.- Sleep Disorders.- Neuromuscular Diseases.- Back and Neck Pain.- Neurological Urgencies and Emergencies.- Coma.- Status Epilepticus.- Brain Edema, Transtentorial Herniation, and Increased Intracranial Pressure.- Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression.- Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis.- Delirium Tremens.- Wernicke's Encephalopathy.- Myasthenia Gravis Crisis.- Guillain-Barré Syndrome.- Temporal Arteritis.

Rezensionen

Aus den Rezensionen zur 2. Auflage:

"... Zu den Stärken dieses Kompendiums gehört die kompakte Darstellung der Leitsymptome, der klinischen Befunde, des diagnostischen Procedere und der therapeutischen Optionen für die wichtigsten neurologischen Erkrankungen. ... Hilfreich ist das Buch vor allem für Studierende der Medizin sowie angehende Assistenzärztinnen und -ärzte, insbesondere, auch wenn Englisch nicht ihre Muttersprache ist, weil mit der kondensierten Information zur Neurologie gleichzeitig die einschlägige Fachsprache für den Krankenhausalltag mitgeliefert wird, also zu empfehlen z.B. vor einem ersten klinischen Aufenthalt in England oder den USA." (M. Weller, in: Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie, 2008, Vol. 159, Issue 8, S. 516)