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Edited by Steven L Lewis, MD, Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA How do you identify which neurologic syndromes occur due to systemic disease? Neurological problems commonly occur in the context of underlying systemic disease, and may even be the presenting symptom of a medical condition that has not yet been diagnosed. Consequently neurologists need to be aware when a neurological presentation might indicate an underlying systemic disorder. Neurological Disorders due to Systemic Disease provides the tools you need to make these connections. The unique neurologic presentation-based approach relates to the common clinical situations you encounter, including: * Headache * Stroke * Movement disorders * Neuromuscular disorders * Encephalopathies, seizures, myelopathies, neuro-ophthalmologic and neuro-otologic disorders, sleep disorders, and others Major categories of systemic illness are explored for each presentation to guide you towards a likely cause.
These include: * Endocrine, electrolyte, and metabolic disorders * Systemic autoimmune disorders * Organ dysfunction and failure, and critical medical illness * Systemic cancer and paraneoplastic disorders * Systemic infectious disease * Complications due to drugs and alcohol * Vitamin and mineral deficiencies Written by a leading cast of experts, with a practical approach including things to remember for each presentation, Neurological Disorders due to Systemic Disease should be on every neurologist s desk.

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List of contributors, vii Preface, ix 1 Introduction, 1 Steven L. Lewis 2 Headache due to systemic disease, 3 Kevin A. Kahn 3 Encephalopathy (delirium) due to systemic disease, 29 Allison Weathers 4 Dementia and systemic disorders, 51 Jennifer R. Molano & Brendan J. Kelley 5 Stroke due to systemic diseases, 77 Sarkis Morales-Vidal & Jose Biller 6 Seizures due to systemic disease, 107 Matthew T. Hoerth & Joseph I. Sirven 7 Neuro-ophthalmology of systemic disease, 127 Matthew J. Thurtell & Janet C. Rucker 8 Neuro-otology of systemic disease, 145 Terry D. Fife 9 Movement disorders due to systemic disease, 155 Brandon R. Barton & Christopher G. Goetz 10 Myelopathies due to systemic disease, 175 Sital V. Patel & Steven L. Lewis 11 Peripheral nerve disorders in systemic disease, 192 Michelle L. Mauermann & Ted M. Burns 12 Neuromuscular junction disorders due to systemic disease, 214 Jaffar Khan 13 Myopathies due to systemic disease, 224 Hannah R. Briemberg 14 Autonomic manifestations of systemic disease, 239 Brent P. Goodman & Eduardo E. Benarroch 15 Sleep disorders and systemic disease, 261 Erik K. St. Louis Index, 283 Color plate section can be found facing page, 86