Merritt'sNeurology presents the latest neurologic findings in a crisp clinical focus that incorporates recent advances in the molecular biology of neurologic disease.
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Contents
I. Symptoms of Neurologic Disorders
- Signs and Symptoms in Neurologic Diagnosis: Approach to the Patient
- Delirium and Confusion
- Memory Loss, Behavioral Changes and Dementia
- Aphasia, Apraxia, and Agnosia
- Syncope, Seizures and their Mimics
- Coma
- Headache
- Diagnosis of Pain and Paresthesias
- Dizziness, Vertigo, and Hearing Loss
- Impaired Vision
- Involuntary Movements
- Syndromes Caused by Weak Muscles
- Gait Disorders
II. Diagnostic Tests
- CT and MRI
- Electroencephalography and Evoked Potentials
- Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Studies, and Magnetic Stimulation
- Autonomic Testing
- Neurovascular Imaging
- Endovascular Neuroradiology
- Lumbar Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination
- Muscle and Nerve Biopsy
- Neuropsychological Evaluation
- DNA Diagnosis
III. Infections of the Nervous System
- Bacterial Infections
- Focal Infections
- Viral Infections and Postviral Syndromes
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Fungal Infections
- Neurosarcoidosis
- Neurosyphilis
- Leptospirosis
- Lyme Disease
- Parasitic Infections
- Bacterial Toxins
- Prion Diseases
- Whipple Disease
IV. Vascular Diseases
- Pathogenesis, Classification, and Epidemiology
- Examination of the Patient with Cerebrovascular Disease
- Transient Ischemic Attack
- Cerebral Infarction
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Genetics of Stroke
- Other Cerebrovascular Syndromes
- Differential Diagnosis of Stroke
- Stroke in Children
- Treatment and Prevention of Stroke
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Cerebral Venous and Sinus Thrombosis
- Vascular Disease of the Spinal Cord
- Vasculitis
- Susac Syndrome
- Vascular Tumors and Malformations
V. Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Edema
- Hydrocephalus
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
- Brain Edema and Disorders of Intracranial Pressure
- Superficial Siderosis and Intracerebral Hypotension
- Hyperosmolar Syndromes
VI. Tumors
- General Considerations
- Tumors of the Skull and Cranial Nerves
- Tumors of the Meninges
- Gilomas
- Lymphomas
- Pineal Region Tumors
- Tumors of the Pituitary Gland
- Congenital and Childhood Tumors
- Metastatic Tumors
- Spinal Tumors
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Complications of Cancer Chemotherapy
VII. Trauma
- Head Injury
- Spine Injury
- Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Lesions
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Radiation Injury
- Electrical and Lightning Injury
- Decompression Sickness
VII. Spine and Spinal Cord Disorders
- Intervertebral Discs and Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Hereditary and Acquired Spastic Paraplegia
- Syringomyelia
IX. Birth Injuries and Developmental Abnormalities
- Neonatal Neurology
- Floppy Infant Syndrome
- Disorders of Motor and Mental Development
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome
- Cerebral and Spinal Malformations
- Chromosomal Diseases
- Marcus Gunn
- Möbius Syndrome
X. Genetic Diseases of the CNS
- Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism
- Disorders of Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism
- Lysosomal and Other Storage Diseases
- Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome
- Disorders of DNA Maintenance, Transcription, and Translation
- Hyperammonemia
- Peroxisoma Diseases: Adrenoleukodystrophy, Zellweger Syndrome, and Refsum Disease
- Organic Acidurias
- Disorders of Metal Metabolism
- Acute Intermittent Porphyria
- Neurologic Syndromes with Acanthocytes
- Cerebral Degenerations of Childhood
- Diffuse Sclerosis and Vanishing White Matter Disease
XI. Mitochondrial Disorders
- Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies: Diseases of Mitochondrial DNA
- Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
- Mitochondrial Diseases with Mutations of Nuclear DNA
XII. Neurocutaneous Syndromes
- Neurofibromatosis
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
- Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis
XIV. Movement Disorders
Chapters 116-125
XV. Hereditary Ataxias
Chapters 126-127
XVI. Motor Neuron Diseases
Chapters 128-131
XVII. Peripheral Neuropathies
Chatpers 132-135
XVIII. Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
Chapters 136-139
XIX. Myopathies
Chatpers 140-148
XX. Demyelinating Diseases
Chapters 149-152
XXI. Paroxysmal Disorders
Chapters 153-158
XXII. Autonomic Diseases
Chatpers 159-160
XXIII. Systemic Diseases
Chapters 161-171
XXIV. Psychiatry and Neurology
Chapters 172-175
XXV. Environmental Neurology
Chapters 176-183
Index
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