The Neurologic Diagnosis: A Practical Bedside Approach

Description

An introductory text that transitions into a moderately advanced, case-based analysis of neurologic disorders and diseases, this book emphasizes how to simplify the process of making a neurologic diagnosis. Medical students and residents are often intimidated by a deluge of data, perception of anatomic complexity, extensive differential diagnoses, and often have no organized structure to follow. Diagnostic methods of general medicine are not applicable. Indeed, neurology is a unique specialty since it requires the intermediary step of an anatomic diagnosis prior to proffering a differential diagnosis. Yet the required knowledge of neuroanatomy need not be profound for the student or resident who will not specialize in neurology or neurosurgery. The Neurologic Diagnosis: A Practical Bedside Approach, 2nd Edition is primarily directed to neurology and neurosurgery residents but it will be useful for medical and family practice residents who will discover that a great percentage of their patients have neurologic symptoms. A one-month neurology rotation out of four years of medical school is not sufficient to make a cogent neurologic diagnosis. The aim of this concise, practical book -- which includes an in-depth video of how to perform a neurologic examination -- is to facilitate the process of establishing a neuroanatomic diagnosis followed by a rigorous analysis of symptoms and signs to reach a well-thought out differential diagnosis. Focused and succinct, this book is an invaluable resource for making a lucid neurologic diagnosis. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Introduction (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 1-2 The Ten Neuroanatomic Diagnoses (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 3-39 The Neurologic History Holds the Diagnostic Keys (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 41-52 Neurologic Examination (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 53-162 Evaluation of the Poorly Responsive Patient (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 163-206 The Six Major Anatomic Decussations with Clinical Correlation (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 207-227 Cerebrovascular Anatomy with Clinical Correlation (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 229-267 Autonomic Nervous System Anatomy with Clinical Correlation (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 269-288 Neuromuscular Diseases: Neuroanatomic and Differential Diagnoses (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 289-345 Myelopathies (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 347-375 Common Symptoms in the Neurology Clinic (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 377-472 Diagnostic Dilemmas (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 473-532 Neurologic Terminology (Jack N. Alpert)....Pages 533-558 Back Matter ....Pages 559-563