Main description:

The most common problems for which patients present to the Emergency Department are neurological disorders, including stroke, syncope, back pain and headache. The etiology of the patient's symptoms may be life-threatening, that is, when headache is due to subarachnoid hemorrhage or meningitis, or life-altering, that is, when back pain or weakness is due to spinal cord compression, if not diagnosed and treated urgently. This is a comprehensive textbook of the disorders that are neurological emergencies, including their differential diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment. Designed for any practitioner who makes time-sensitive decisions, Emergency Neurology is an indispensable, one-stop resource to aid your clinical decision-making.

Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1 Headache in the Emergency Department
Carrie E. Robertson, David F. Black, Jerry W. Swanson
Chapter 2 Low Back Pain Emergencies
Luis A. Serrano, Tim Maus, J.D. Bartleson
Chapter 3 Dizziness and Vertigo Presentations in the Emergency Department
Kevin A. Kerber and Robert W. Baloh
Chapter 4 Syncope
Mark D. Carlson
Chapter 5 Acute Visual Loss
Cedric Lamirel, Nancy J. Newman, Valerie Biousse
Chapter 6 Diplopia, Third Nerve Palsies and Sixth Nerve Palsies
Janet C. Rucker
Chapter 7 Facial Nerve Palsy
James M. Gilchrist
Chapter 8 Acute Stroke Evaluation and Management
Ty Tiesong Shang, Dileep R. Yavagal, Jose G. Romano, Ralph L. Sacco
Chapter 9 Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Pratik Vishnu Patel, Lucas Elijovich, J. Claude Hemphill III
Chapter 10 Seizures and Status Epilepticus
Sandipan Pati and Joseph I. Sirven
Chapter 11 Central Nervous System Infections
Karen L. Roos
Chapter 12 Weakness (Guillain-Barre Syndrome)
Mengjing Huan and A. Gordon Smith
Chapter 13 Spinal Cord Compression and Myelopathies
William F. Schmalstieg and Brian G. Weinshenker
Chapter 14 Movement Disorder Emergencies
Robert L. Rodnitzky
Chapter 15 Encephalopathy
Steven L. Lewis
Chapter 16 Acute Respiratory Failure in Neuromuscular Disorders
Cynthia L. Bodkin and Robert M. Pascuzzi
Chapter 17 Coma and Brain Death
Robert E. Hoesch and Romergryko G. Geocadin
Chapter 18 Neurotoxicology Emergencies
Laura M. Tormoehlen
Chapter 19 Substance Abuse, Somatization and Personality Disorders
Ronald Kanner