Description
This volume in the 5-Minute Consult series focuses on neurological diseases and disorders, as well as key symptoms, signs, and tests. Dozens of noted authorities provide tightly organized, practical guidance. Using the famous two-page layout and outline format of The 5-Minute Consult Series, the book provides instant access to clinically-oriented, must-have information on all disorders of the nervous system. Each disease is covered in a consistent, easy-to-follow format: basics (including signs and symptoms), diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and miscellaneous considerations (including diseases with similar characteristics, pregnancy, synonyms, and ICD coding).
Table of contents
I. Neurological Symptoms and Signs  Aphasia Andrew Kirk  Ataxia Magali Fernandez  Back Pain Doug Orr  Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Judith A. White  Brain Herniation Syndromes Joao Gomes  Choreoathetosis Alexander D. Rae-Grant  Coma Douglas W. Scharre  Delirium/Encephalopathy Alexander D. Rae-Grant  Dizziness Judith A. White  Dysarthria Alexander D. Rae-Grant  Falls Richard Camicioli  Gait Disorders Richard Camicioli  Headache Herbert B. Newton  Muscle Cramps and Pain Yuebing Li  Syncope Lavina Malhotra, Stephen F. Schaal, and Subha V. Raman  Tremor Anwar Ahmed  Weakness D. Joanne Lynn   II. Neurological Diagnostic Tests  Angiography Shaye Moskowitz  Autonomic Reflex Testing (ART) D. Joanne Lynn  Biopsy, Brain D. Joanne Lynn  Biopsy, Muscle D. Joanne Lynn  Biopsy, Nerve D. Joanne Lynn  Computed Tomography of the Brain and Spine Eric C. Bourekas and H. Wayne Slone  Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain and Spine Eric C. Bourekas and H. Wayne Slone  Myelography Kevin M. Birnie and Doksu Moon  Nerve Conduction Studies/Electromyography D. Joanne Lynn  Neurological Examination D. Joanne Lynn  Ultrasonography, Extracranial Vascular Mei Lu   III. Neurological Diseases and Disorders   Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Dementia, HIV Herbert B. Newton  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Management of Focal Brain Lesions Herbert B. Newton  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Neurologic Complications Herbert B. Newton  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Neuromuscular Complications Herbert B. Newton  Alcohol Abuse, Neurologic Complications Herbert B. Newton  Amnesia, Transient Global Dean Sherzai and Ayesha Z. Sherzai  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Diseases Glenn A. Mackin  Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Neurological Complications Vicky A. Ramsey-Williams and Gretchen E. Tietjen  Arachnoiditis D. Joanne Lynn  Arsenic Poisoning James W. Albers and David H. Garabrant  Arteriovenous Malformations Alejandro M. Spiotta and Peter A. Rasmussen  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Roger Kurlan, Stacey Boyer, Donna Palumbo  Autism David Q. Beversdorf  Back Pain, Spondylosis, Lumbar Canal Stenosis Stephen Campbell  Bells Palsy Ronnie Bergen  Botulism Sara Khan and Kerry H. Levin  Brain Abscess Ardash Bhimraj and Carlos Isada  Brain Death G. Bryan Young  Brain Tumor, Acoustic Schwannomas Herbert B. Newton  Brain Tumor, Ependymoma Kevin T. Palka and Paul L. Moots  Brain Tumor, High Grade Astrocytoma Herbert B. Newton  Brain Tumor, Low Grade Glioma Herbert B. Newton  Brain Tumor, Medulloblastomas Herbert B. Newton  Brain Tumor, Meningioma Herbert B. Newton and Jacob J. Mandel  Brain Tumor, Metastasis Herbert B. Newton and Jacob J. Mandel  Brain Tumor, Oligodendroglioma Herbert B. Newton  Brain Tumor, Pituitary Robert Weil and Nick Marko  Brain Tumor, Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Herbert B. Newton  Carcinomatous Meningitis Herbert B. Newton  Cardioembolic Stroke Tamer Ammar and Irene Katzan  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Stephen J. Shook  Cauda Equina Syndrome Ryan Armour  Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis Aarti Sarwal  Central Pontine Myelinolysis C. L. Hall and Beth A. Leeman  Cerebral Palsy S. Anne Joseph  Cerebrovascular Disease, Arteriovenous Malformation, Herbert B. Newton  Cerebrovascular Disease, Dissections Yuebing Li  Cerebrovascular Disease, Intracerebral Hemmorrhage Aarti Sarwal  Cerebrovascular Disease, Intracranial Aneurysms Shaye Moskowitz  Cerebrovascular Disease, Ischemic Infarcts Jim Gebel and Gabor Toth  Cerebrovascular Disease, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Shaye Moskowitz  Cerebrovascular Disease, Transient Ischemic Attack Jim Gebel and Gabor Toth  Cerebrovascular Disease, Venous Thrombosis Gabor Toth and Jim Gebel  Cerebrovascular Disease, Young Patient Evaluation for Ischemic Stroke Gabrielle Deveber, Jorina Elbers, and Yael Perez  Cervical Stenosis/Spondylosis/Spondylotic Myelopathy Chris Lycette  Cervical Trauma Stefano Camici     Chiari Malformation P. Mark Li  Chorea Anwer Ahmad  Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Neuropathy Doug Zochodne  Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD) Aaron K. Compton  and Thomas C. Chelimsky  Conversion Disorder Radu V. Saveanu and David P. Kasick  Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Marla B. Bruns and Douglas W. Scharre  Decompression Sickness Herbert B. Newton  Dementia, General Lorraine Spikol  Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease Douglas Scharre  Dermatomyositis Bakri H. Elsheikh  Developmental Delay Alexander Rae-Grant  Diffuse Lewy Body Disease Alexander Rae-Grant  Dysmyelinating Disorders Alexander Rae-Grant  Dystonia Punit Agrawal  Dystonic Reactions Peter J. Barbour  Encephalitis D. Joanne Lynn  Encephalopathy, Hepatic G. Bryan Young  Encephalopathy, Hypertensive G. Bryan Young  Encephalopathy, Hypoxemic Aarti Sarwal  Encephalopathy, Metabolic and Toxic D. Joanne Lynn  Encephalopathy, Progressive Pediatric D. Joanne Lynn  Encephalopathy, Renal D. Joanne Lynn  Encephalopathy, Septic D. Joanne Lynn  Epilepsy, Absence Seizures Khaled M. Zamel  Epilepsy, Complex Partial J. Layne Moore and Charles W. Hall  Epilepsy, Febrile Seizures Juliann M. Paolicchi  Epilepsy, Generalized D. Joanne Lynn  Epilepsy, Infantile Spasms Juliann M. Paolicchi  Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Juliann M. Paolicchi  Epilepsy, Status Epilepticus D. Joanne Lynn  Fibromyalgia Kevin V. Hackshaw and Linda M. Burns  Friedreich Ataxia Chad Hoyle  Gangliosidoses Chang-Yong Tsao  Giant Cell Arteritis Steven E. Katz and James A. McHale  Guillain-Barr\u00e9 Syndrome Victoria Lawson and John Kissel  Headache, Acute Jennifer S. Kriegler and Nancy E. Kelley  Headache, Chronic Monique A. Anawis  Headache, Cluster Ann Pakalnis  Headache, Migraine Jaclyn Laine and Ann Pakalnis  Headache, Post Lumbar Puncture John Castaldo  Heavy Metal Poisoning, Neurological Complications Herbert B. Newton  Hemiballismus Ruth Ann Baird and Joanne M. Wojcieszek  Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis Yasushi Y. Kisanuki  Herpes Zoster Christopher Melton  Horner’s Syndrome Herbert B. Newton  Huntington's Disease Donald S. Higgins Jr.  Hydrocephalus Frederick A Zeiler and Patrick J. McDonald  Hyperammonemia Alexander D. Rae-Grant  Hypotonic Infant Syndrome Chang-Yong Tsao  Immunizations, Neurological Complications K. Rammohan  Inclusion Body Myositis Boyd M. Koffman  Incontinence, Neurogenic Marie A. Namey  Increased Intracranial Pressure Alexander Rae-Grant  Intellectual Disability Marc Tasse  Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome W. David Arnold  Leigh’s Syndrome Alexander Rae-Grant  Leprous Neuropathy Adam D. Quick  Lesch-Nyhan Disease H. A. Jinnah  Leukodystrophies Deborah L. Renaud  Lyme Disease, Neurological Complications (Lyme Neuroborreliosis) Alexander Rae-Grant