Main description:

More than 200 exquisite, hand-painted illustrations - created by, and in the style of, master medical illustrator Frank H. Netter, MD - capture the essential clinical aspects of over 200 major neurologic disorders seen in hospital and office practice. The new enhanced Expert Consult eBook version features online and offline access to test-yourself images, multiple-choice questions, note-taking and highlighting capabilities, the fully searchable text, and much more. With its masterful combination of artwork, succinct text, and tables, and its compact format, Netter's Concise Neurology delivers quick and convenient access to vital clinical knowledge!

Guides you through neurologic and relevant medical examination.
Explores anatomy, anatomic localization, differential diagnosis, and diagnosis of presenting symptoms.
Reviews the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of specific conditions.
Provides access to frequently needed anatomic and tabular reference information.
Updated edition includes the enhanced Expert Consult eBook version, featuring online and offline access to test-yourself images, multiple-choice questions, note-taking and highlighting capabilities, the fully searchable text, and much more!

Contents:

Evaluation

History Mental Status Examination Language Examination Cranial Nerve Examination Cranial Nerve I-XII Functions Cranial Nerves I-XII Function Testing Cranial Nerves I-XII Test Findings and Implications Eye Examination Motor Examination Sensory Examination Coordination Examination Gait Examination Reflex Examination Reflex Examination-Tendon Reflex Examination-Pathologic Medical Examination

Diagnosis

Approach to Diagnosis Neurodiagnostic Tests Used for Evaluation Brain and Spine Imaging Vascular Imaging Clinical Neurophysiology Lumbar Puncture Mental Status Change: Approach Mental Status: Delirium Mental Status: Dementia Mental Status: Coma Mental Status: Brain Death Cranial Nerve Dysfunction Ataxia: Approach Ataxia: Gait and Limb Episodic Disorders: Approach Episodic Disorders: Syncope Episodic Disorders: Seizures Headache Weakness Sensation: Cutaneous Sensory Deficit Sensation: Vision Tremor Rigidity and Stiffness Hyperkinetic Disorders

Disorders

DISORDERS-MENTAL STATUS Dementia Overview Alzheimer's Disease Mild Cognitive Impairment Dementia with Lewy Bodies Frontotemperal Dementia Vascular Dementia Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Transient Global Amnesia Metabolic Encephalopathy Wernicke's Encephalopathy Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Toxic Encephalopathy Psychiatric Causes of Mental Status Change

DISORDERS-MOVEMENT

Overview of Movement Disorders Essential Tremor Parkinson's Disease Drug Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Drug-Induced Parkinsonism Secondary Parkinsonism Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Multiple System Atrophy Torticollis Huntington's Disease Wilson's Disease Corticobasal Degeneration Central Pontine Myelinolysis Dystonia Tardive Dyskinesia Athetosis, Chorea, and Ballism Myoclonus

DISORDERS-SEIZURES

Overview Seizure Symptoms and Signs Generalized Seizures Partial Seizures Absence Generalized Tonic/Clonic Seizures Pseudoseizures Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Simple Partial Seizures Complex Partial Seizures Eclampsia Post-Traumatic Seizures Surgical Treatments for Epilepsy Status Epilepticus

DISORDERS-VASCULAR DISEASES

Overview of Stroke Types of Stroke Emergency Management Transient Ischemic Attack General Features of Infarction Diagnostic Tests for Infarction Management of Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Anterior Cerebral Artery Infarction Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction Vertebrobasilar Infarction Vertebrobasilar Infarction: Brainstem Syndromes Arterial Dissection Venous Infarction Prevention of Infarction General Features of Hemorrhage Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Subdural Hematoma Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage Epidural Hematoma Hypercoagulable States Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Congenital Heart Defects Rehabilitation

DISORDERS-PAIN

Overview of Pain Disorders Migraine Headache Cluster Headache Tension (Muscle Contraction) Headache Rebound Headache Temporal Arteritis Pseudotumor Cerebri Overview of Neuropathic Pain Trigeminal Neuralgia Fibromyalgia

DISORDERS-IMMUNE

Overview of Immune Disorders Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Multiple Sclerosis Optic Neuritis Sarcoidosis Other Immune Disorders

DISORDERS-NEUROMUSCULAR

Overview of Neuromuscular Diseases Overview of Neuropathy Neuropathy Evaluation Median Neuropathy Carpal Tunnel syndrome Ulnar Neuropathy Radial Neuropathy Peroneal Neuropathy Sciatic Neuropathy Diabetic Neuropathy AIDP (Guillain-Barre syndrome) CIDP (Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy) Multifocal Motor Neuropathy Cervical Radiculopathy Thoracic Radiculopathy Lumbosacral Radiculopathy Brachial Plexopathy Lumbosacral Plexopathy Critical Illness Polyneuropathy Motor Neuron Diseases Primary Lateral Sclerosis Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy Spinal Muscular Atrophy Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Polio and Post-polio Syndrome Neuromuscular Junction Disorders Myasthenia Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Botulism Overview of Myopathies Inflammatory Myopathies Muscular Dystrophies Toxic Myopathies Periodic Paralysis Critical Illness Myopathy

DISORDERS-INFECTIONS

Overview of Infections Evaluation of Suspected CNS Infection Bacterial Meningitis Brain Abscess Spinal Epidural Abscess Septic Thrombophlebitis Fungal Meningitis Viral Meningitis Encephalitis Prion Diseases Human Immunodeficiency Virus

DISORDERS-TUMORS

Overview of Neuro-oncology Primary Brain Tumors Metastatic Brain Tumors Spinal Cord Tumors Paraneoplastic Syndromes

DISORDERS-TOXIC/METABOLIC

Approach to Toxic/Metabolic Disorders Heavy Metal Intoxication Cholinesterase Inhibitors Withdrawal Syndromes Electrolyte Abnormalities Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia

DISORDERS-NUTRITIONAL

B12 Deficiency Thiamine Deficiency

DISORDERS-ENDOCRINE

Diabetes Mellitus Thyroid Disorders Adrenal Disorders Pituitary Disorders

DISORDERS-CRANIAL NERVES

Anosmia Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Horner's Syndrome Bell's Palsy and Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome Acoustic Neuroma Vestibulopathy and Meniere's Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis

DISORDERS-GENETIC

Overview of Genetic Disorders Hereditary Neuropathies Neurofibromatosis Storage Diseases

DISORDERS-SLEEP

Overview of Sleep Disorders Periodic Limb Movements Sleep Apnea Narcolepsy

DISORDERS-DEVELOPMENTAL

Overview of Developmental Disorders Chiari Malformation Syringomyelia

Appendix Localization Common Disorders Index