Many neurologic disorders can appear in quick and severe forms that require immediate medical attention. This issue of Neurologic Clinics features 14 articles on conditions that commonly present acutely, such as epilepsy, headache, visual loss, nervous system infections, ischemic stroke, head and spinal cord injury, and intracranial hemorrhage.
1. Contributors - p. 2 2. Contents - p. 3 3. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 4. Neurologic Emergencies - p. 5 5. Management of the Patient with Diminished Responsiveness - p. 6 6. Epilepsy Emergencies: Diagnosis and Management - p. 11 7. Headache Emergencies: Diagnosis and Management - p. 27 8. Dizziness and Vertigo: Emergencies and Management - p. 37 9. Acute Visual Loss and Other Neuro-Ophthalmologic Emergencies: Management - p. 44 10. Neurologic Emergencies in Patients Who Have Cancer: Diagnosis and Management - p. 54 11. Neurologic Infectious Disease Emergencies - p. 69 12. Neuromuscular Disorders and Acute Respiratory Failure: Diagnosis and Management - p. 83 13. Ischemic Stroke: Emergencies and Management - p. 94 14. Intracranial Hemorrhage: Diagnosis and Management - p. 107 15. Head and Spinal Cord Injury: Diagnosis and Management - p. 121 16. Acute Neurologic Effects of Alcohol and Drugs - p. 137 17. Acute Demyelinating Disorders: Emergencies and Management - p. 141 18. Drug-Induced Movement Disorders: Emergencies and Management - p. 153 19. Urgent and Emergent Psychiatric Disorders - p. 159 20. Neurologic Emergencies: Case Studies - p. 171 21. Disorders of Consciousness Induced by Intoxication - p. 177 22. Index - p. 189
Many neurologic disorders can appear in quick and severe forms that require immediate medical attention. This issue of Neurologic Clinics features 14 articles on conditions that commonly present acutely, such as epilepsy, headache, visual loss, nervous system infections, ischemic stroke, head and spinal cord injury, and intracranial hemorrhage.
1. Contributors - p. 2 2. Contents - p. 3 3. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 4. Neurologic Emergencies - p. 5 5. Management of the Patient with Diminished Responsiveness - p. 6 6. Epilepsy Emergencies: Diagnosis and Management - p. 11 7. Headache Emergencies: Diagnosis and Management - p. 27 8. Dizziness and Vertigo: Emergencies and Management - p. 37 9. Acute Visual Loss and Other Neuro-Ophthalmologic Emergencies: Management - p. 44 10. Neurologic Emergencies in Patients Who Have Cancer: Diagnosis and Management - p. 54 11. Neurologic Infectious Disease Emergencies - p. 69 12. Neuromuscular Disorders and Acute Respiratory Failure: Diagnosis and Management - p. 83 13. Ischemic Stroke: Emergencies and Management - p. 94 14. Intracranial Hemorrhage: Diagnosis and Management - p. 107 15. Head and Spinal Cord Injury: Diagnosis and Management - p. 121 16. Acute Neurologic Effects of Alcohol and Drugs - p. 137 17. Acute Demyelinating Disorders: Emergencies and Management - p. 141 18. Drug-Induced Movement Disorders: Emergencies and Management - p. 153 19. Urgent and Emergent Psychiatric Disorders - p. 159 20. Neurologic Emergencies: Case Studies - p. 171 21. Disorders of Consciousness Induced by Intoxication - p. 177 22. Index - p. 189
