In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Evie G. Marcolini and Megan Fixbring their considerable expertise to the topic of Neurologic Emergencies. Top experts discuss a wide range of acute conditions affecting the nervous system that require immediate medical attention, including stroke, TIA, dizziness, sudden onset HA, primary HA, seizures, and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. The Emergency Department-Focused Neurologic Examination - p. 1 10. Approach to Neuroimaging - p. 21 11. Stroke of Insight: Recognition, Work-Up, and Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke - p. 45 12. Transient Ischemic Attack and Central Retinal Artery Occlusion - p. 71 13. Dizziness - p. 85 14. Emergency Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage - p. 107 15. Blood Pressure Management in Neurologic Emergencies - p. 123 16. Diagnosing Serious “Cannot Miss” Causes of Non-traumatic Headache—Thunderclap Headache and Beyond - p. 143 17. Primary Headache - p. 171 18. Status Epilepticus - p. 187 19. Atraumatic Back Pain - p. 203 20. General Approach to Weakness - p. 219 21. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis - p. 227 22. Carotid and Vertebral Artery Dissections - p. 239
In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Evie G. Marcolini and Megan Fixbring their considerable expertise to the topic of Neurologic Emergencies. Top experts discuss a wide range of acute conditions affecting the nervous system that require immediate medical attention, including stroke, TIA, dizziness, sudden onset HA, primary HA, seizures, and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. The Emergency Department-Focused Neurologic Examination - p. 1 10. Approach to Neuroimaging - p. 21 11. Stroke of Insight: Recognition, Work-Up, and Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke - p. 45 12. Transient Ischemic Attack and Central Retinal Artery Occlusion - p. 71 13. Dizziness - p. 85 14. Emergency Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage - p. 107 15. Blood Pressure Management in Neurologic Emergencies - p. 123 16. Diagnosing Serious “Cannot Miss” Causes of Non-traumatic Headache—Thunderclap Headache and Beyond - p. 143 17. Primary Headache - p. 171 18. Status Epilepticus - p. 187 19. Atraumatic Back Pain - p. 203 20. General Approach to Weakness - p. 219 21. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis - p. 227 22. Carotid and Vertebral Artery Dissections - p. 239
