Lange Clinical Neurology, 11th Edition

11. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-260-45835-0
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical

Buch, Englisch, 462 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 856 g

The clearest, most concise coverage of one of the most complex topics in medicine—updated with the latest advances in the fieldA Doody's Core Title for 2023 & 2026!Clinical Neurology, Eleventh Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of basic and clinical neurology in a concise, digestible format. It links clinical neuroscience to current approaches for accurately diagnosing and effectively treating neurologic disorders. Covering all the advances in molecular biology and genetics, this popular guide emphasizes history-taking and neurologic examination as the cornerstones of diagnosis. All information is thoroughly up-to-date and presented as a practice-oriented approach to neurology based on the patient's presenting symptoms or signs.Features: - 350+ tables and figures
- Chapter outlines providing overview of each topic
- Treatment protocols reflecting the most recent advances in the field
- Step-by-step review of the neurologic examination

Autoren/Hrsg.

Greenberg, David

Aminoff, Michael

Simon, Roger

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. NeurologicHistory & ExaminationNeurologic examination ofsphincter functionChapter 2. InvestigativeStudiesNeuromuscular imaging studiesUpdate on ultrasonography forneuromuscular diagnosisChapter 3. ComaIntroductionRole of prefrontal cortex in consciousnessCauses of comaSpontaneous intracranialhypotension as a cause of comaPersistent vegetative stateNew imaging insights intopersistent vegetative & minimally conscious statesTreatment of traumatic vegetative &minimally conscious states with amantadineChapter 4. ConfusionalStatesDrugsSerotonin syndromeElectrolyte disordersAntidepressant-inducedhyponatremiaEndocrine & metabolic disordersMechanisms of impairedhypoglycemia sensing in treated diabetesNutritional disordersFurosemide-induced thiaminedeficiencyOrgan system failureICU deliriumPostoperative cognitivedysfunctionMeningitis, encephalitis & sepsisMechanism of N. meningitidis vascular spreadDysregulated host inflammatoryresponse in tuberculous meningitisCSF findings in HIV-infectedpatients with tuberculous meningitisTick-borne encephalitis & (re-emergent)yellow feverNipah virus encephalitisUpdated diagnostic testing forviral encephalitisNew recommendation on empiricaltreatment of toxoplasmosis in AIDSFexinidazole for treatment of Africantrypanosomiasis Mechanism of meningeal invasion inleukemiaChapter 5. Dementia& Amnestic DisordersIntroductionSomatic neuronal mutations in aging and neurodegenerationDifferential diagnosisBiomarker-based diagnostic algorithms for dementia syndromesNeurodegenerativeproteinopathiesTau folding in Alzheimer vs. PickdiseaseTau-disrupted nucleocytoplasmictransport in Alzheimer disease pathogenesisContrasting mechanisms ofaggregate toxicity in neurodegenerationHerpes simplex virus infection andAlzheimer diseaseInflammation in Alzheimer diseasepathogenesisMeningeal lymphatics (glymphatics)in Alzheimer disease pathogenesisBlood pressure and risk of AlzheimerdiseaseRelation between epilepsy anddementiaExercise training in dementiaSex differences in AlzheimerdiseaseSpatial navigation deficits asearly signs of Alzheimer diseaseSubjective cognitive decline in relationto Alzheimer diseaseUpdate on biomarkers for AlzheimerdiseaseConcomitant neurodegenerativeproteinopathiesUpdate on clinical trials oftreatments for Alzheimer disease (eg, solanezumab, verubecestat)Clinical and pathologicalcorrelates of primary progressive aphasia variantsNew consensus guidelines fordiagnosis & treatment of dementia with Lewy bodiesSkin prions in Creutzfeldt-Jakobdisease infectivity and diagnosisOther cerebral disordersShunting response to gait vs. dementia in normal pressurehydrocephalusNormal pressure hydrocephalus vs.neurodegenerative ventriculomegalyMild traumatic brain injury & dementiaSystemic disordersSubclinical hyperthyroidism &dementiaPseudodementiaFeatures of memory impairment in depressionAmnestic syndromesUpdate on antibody-mediatedencephalitis antigens & treatmentChapter 6. Headache& Facial PainMigraineTriptans, SSRIs & serotoninsyndromeCGRP receptor-blocking monoclonalantibodies (eg, erenumab, fremanezumab)Prochlorperazine plusdiphenhydramine vs. hydromorphone for IV migraine therapyVagus nerve

Über Autor(innen)

Greenberg, David
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Aminoff, Michael
McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide