Neurological Emergencies in Clinical Practice
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Abdul Qayyum Rana, John Anthony Morren.
--London:
Springer
, c2013.
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Neurological Emergencies in Clinical Practice discusses neurological emergencies in a stepwise fashion including stabilizing the patient, identifying the cause, and treating the underlying cause. It is useful in several settings including the emergency room, hospital in-patient service as well as the intensive care unit. Neurological Emergencies in Clinical Practice has a wide appeal and relevance to disciplines including neurology, emergency medicine, critical care medicine, internal medicine …
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- Author
- Rana, Abdul Qayyum
- Other Authors
- Morren, John Anthony
- Responsibility
- Abdul Qayyum Rana, John Anthony Morren
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 203 p. : 26 illus.)
- ISBN
- 9781447151913
- 9781447151906 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Emergency Treatment - methods
- Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis
- Nervous System Diseases - therapy
- Abstract
- Neurological Emergencies in Clinical Practice discusses neurological emergencies in a stepwise fashion including stabilizing the patient, identifying the cause, and treating the underlying cause. It is useful in several settings including the emergency room, hospital in-patient service as well as the intensive care unit. Neurological Emergencies in Clinical Practice has a wide appeal and relevance to disciplines including neurology, emergency medicine, critical care medicine, internal medicine and family medicine. Medical students and residents may use this convenient, pocket-sized book to prepare for and succeed in their training examinations and it is also useful for other house staff and practicing physicians.
- Contents
- 1. Coma -- 2. Delirium -- 3. Dizziness and Vertigo -- 4. Facial Weakness (Bell’s Palsy) -- 5. Giant Cell Arteritis/Temporal Arteritis -- 6. Guillain-Barré Syndrome -- 7. Headache -- 8. Head Injury -- 9. Meningitis and Encephalitis -- 10. Multiple Sclerosis (Exacerbation) -- 11. Myasthenia Gravis -- 12. Neck and Back Pain -- 13. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) -- 14. Postherpetic Neuralgia -- 15. Pseudotumor Cerebri -- 16. Seizures and Status Epilepticus -- 17. Spinal Cord Compression -- 18. Stroke and TIA -- 19. Syncope -- 20. Transient Global Amnesia (TGA) -- 21. Visual Impairments -- Appendix 1: Nerves and Root Supply of Muscles -- Appendix 2: Commonly Tested Movements -- Appendix 3: Sensory Dermatomes -- Appendix 4: Brachial Plexus -- Appendix 5: Lumbar Plexus -- Appendix 6: Muscles Supplied by Various Nerves.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
