Main description:

The introduction of new drugs and biological therapies have led to new adverse reactions affecting the nervous system that need to be differentiated from naturally occurring neurological disorders. The book does not simply document adverse reactions but pathomechanisms are described wherever information is available. Methods of management of drug-induced neurological disorders are also described. The primary audience is clinicians involved in the management of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The book is also a useful source of information for neuropharmacologists and pharmaceutical physicians involved in advisory capacities to the biopharmaceutical industry.

Contents:

Foreword Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Chapter 1: Epidemiology and Clinical Significance Chapter 2: Pathomechanisms of Drug-Induced Neurological Disorders Chapter 3: Drug-Induced Encephalopathies Chapter 4: Drug-Induced Disorders of Consciousness Chapter 5: Drug-Induced Neuropsychiatric Disorders Chapter 6: Drug-Induced Headaches Chapter 7: Drug-Induced Seizures Chapter 8: Drug-Induced Movement Disorders Chapter 9: Drug-Induced Cerebrovascular Disorders Chapter 10: Drug-Induced Disorders of the Cranial Nerves and the Special Senses Chapter 11: Drug-Induced Peripheral Neuropathies Chapter 12: Drug-Induced Neuromuscular Disorders Chapter 13: Drug-Induced Myopathies Chapter 14: Diseases of the Spine and the Spinal Cord Chapter 15: Drug-Induced Cerebellar Disorders Chapter 16: Drug-Induced Aseptic Meningitis Chapter 17: Drug-Induced Benign Intracranial Hypertension Chapter 18: Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System Chapter 19: Drug-Induced Sleep Disorders Chapter 20: Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome Chapter 21: Serotonin Syndrome Chapter 22: Drug-Induced Guillain-Barre Syndrome Chapter 23: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Chapter 24: Subacute Myelo-Optico-Neuropathy (SMON) Chapter 25: Drug- Induced Pituitary Disorders Chapter 26: Adverse Effects of Biological Therapies on the Nervous System Chapter 27: Neurological Complications of Anesthesia Index of Drugs Symptom Index