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Mount Sinai Expert Guides : Neurology.

Mount Sinai Expert Guides: Neurology provides trainees in neurology with an extremely clinical and accessible handbook covering the major neurologic disorders and symptoms, their diagnosis and clinical management. Perfect as a point-of-care resource on the hospital wards and also as a refresher for...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2016.
Colección:Mount Sinai expert guides.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Series Foreword; Preface; List of Abbreviations; About the Companion Website; Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Neurologic History and Examination ; Overview; Approach to history taking for the neurologic patient; Approach to the neurologic examination; Mental status; Cranial nerves; Motor examination; Sensory examination; Reflexes; Gait and coordination (Box 1.3); Reading list; Chapter 2 Neuroradiology ; Introduction; Imaging of cerebral ischemia; Imaging of parenchymal hemorrhage; Overview of intracranial vasculature.
  • Safety concerns with MRIConclusions; Images; Reading list ; Chapter 3 Neurophysiologic and Other Neurodiagnostic Tests ; Nerve conduction studies (NCS) and electromyography (EMG); Nerve conduction studies (NCS); Special tests: blink reflex and repetitive nerve stimulation; Electromyography; Electroencephalography; Evoked potentials; Neuromuscular ultrasound; Carotid and transcranial ultrasound; Conclusions; Reading list; Part 2 Diagnosis of Patients with Neurologic Symptoms; Chapter 4 Delirium and Coma ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Recommended diagnostic strategy (Algorithm 4.1).
  • Reading listChapter 5 Episodic Collapse, Loss of Consciousness, Seizures ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Recommended diagnostic strategy; Reading list; Chapter 6 Dysphasias, Dyspraxias, and Dysexecutive Syndromes: The Non-Memory Cognitive Impairments ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Recommended diagnostic strategy; Images; Reading list ; Chapter 7 Memory Loss and Dementia ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Recommended diagnostic strategy; Acknowledgement; Reading list ; Acknowledgement ; Chapter 8 Headache ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Recommended diagnostic strategy.
  • Reading list Chapter 9 Abnormal Movements and Incoordination ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Recommended diagnostic strategy; Images; Reading list ; Chapter 10 Sleep Disorders, Somnolence, and Fatigue ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Reading list ; Chapter 11 Visual Loss and Double Vision ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Table of frequency of each disease; Images; Reading list ; Chapter 12 Vertigo, Dizziness, and Hearing Loss ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Recommended treatment strategy; Reading list; Chapter 13 Facial Weakness, Slurred Speech, and Difficulty Swallowing.
  • BackgroundApproach to diagnosis; Reading list; Chapter 14 Difficulty Walking ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Recommended diagnostic strategy; Reading list ; Chapter 15 Muscle Weakness and Paralysis ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Recommended diagnostic strategy; Reading list ; Chapter 16 Tingling and Loss of Sensation ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Reading list ; Chapter 17 Low Back Pain and Neck Pain ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Reading list ; Chapter 18 Suspected Spinal Cord Dysfunction ; Background; Approach to diagnosis; Reading list.