Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this popular reference by Drs. Randolph S. Marshall and Stephen A. Mayer covers the common problems you’ll encounter while on call without direct supervision in the hospital. On Call Neurology, 4th Edition, fits perfectly in your pocket, ready to provide key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You’ll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.
1. Introduction - p. page_xix 2. Chapter 1: Approach to the Neurologic Patient On Call: History Taking, Differential Diagnosis, and Anatomic Localization - p. page_xix 3. Chapter 2: The Neurologic Examination - p. page_9 4. Chapter 3: Diagnostic Studies - p. page_27 5. Patient-Related Problems: The Common Calls - p. page_43 6. Chapter 4: Acute Seizures and Status Epilepticus - p. page_43 7. Chapter 5: Stupor and Coma - p. page_67 8. Chapter 6: Acute Stroke - p. page_87 9. Chapter 7: Spinal Cord Compression - p. page_111 10. Chapter 8: Delirium and Amnesia - p. page_121 11. Chapter 9: Head Injury - p. page_135 12. Chapter 10: Focal Mass Lesions - p. page_149 13. Chapter 11: Gait Failure - p. page_160 14. Chapter 12: Acute Visual Disturbances - p. page_172 15. Chapter 13: Increased Intracranial Pressure - p. page_187 16. Chapter 14: Dizziness and Vertigo - p. page_201 17. Chapter 15: Headache - p. page_209 18. Chapter 16: Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure - p. page_236 19. Chapter 17: Syncope - p. page_255 20. Chapter 18: Pain Syndromes - p. page_263 21. Chapter 19: Brain Death - p. page_276 22. Selected Neurologic Disorders - p. page_284 23. Chapter 20: Nerve and Muscle Diseases - p. page_284 24. Chapter 21: Demyelinating and Inflammatory Disorders of the Central Nervous System - p. page_306 25. Chapter 22: Infections of the Central Nervous System - p. page_332 26. Chapter 23: Neurooncology - p. page_357 27. Chapter 24: Cerebrovascular Disease - p. page_377 28. Chapter 25: Movement Disorders - p. page_396 29. Chapter 26: Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders - p. page_411 30. Chapter 27: Pediatric Neurology - p. page_431 31. Chapter 28: Dementia - p. page_455 32. Appendix A: Muscles of the Neck and Brachial Plexus - p. page_473 33. Appendix B: Muscles of the Perineum and Lumbosacral Plexus - p. page_477 34. Appendix C: Brachial Plexus - p. page_479 35. Appendix D: Lumbar Plexus - p. page_482 36. Appendix E: Sensory Dermatome Map - p. page_483 37. Appendix F: Surface Map of the Brain - p. page_484 38. Appendix G: Nuclei of the Brain Stem - p. page_485 39. Appendix H: Surface Anatomy of the Brain Stem - p. page_486 40. On-Call Formulary: Commonly Prescribed Medications in Neurology - p. page_487 41. Index - p. page_520
Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this popular reference by Drs. Randolph S. Marshall and Stephen A. Mayer covers the common problems you’ll encounter while on call without direct supervision in the hospital. On Call Neurology, 4th Edition, fits perfectly in your pocket, ready to provide key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You’ll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.
1. Introduction - p. page_xix 2. Chapter 1: Approach to the Neurologic Patient On Call: History Taking, Differential Diagnosis, and Anatomic Localization - p. page_xix 3. Chapter 2: The Neurologic Examination - p. page_9 4. Chapter 3: Diagnostic Studies - p. page_27 5. Patient-Related Problems: The Common Calls - p. page_43 6. Chapter 4: Acute Seizures and Status Epilepticus - p. page_43 7. Chapter 5: Stupor and Coma - p. page_67 8. Chapter 6: Acute Stroke - p. page_87 9. Chapter 7: Spinal Cord Compression - p. page_111 10. Chapter 8: Delirium and Amnesia - p. page_121 11. Chapter 9: Head Injury - p. page_135 12. Chapter 10: Focal Mass Lesions - p. page_149 13. Chapter 11: Gait Failure - p. page_160 14. Chapter 12: Acute Visual Disturbances - p. page_172 15. Chapter 13: Increased Intracranial Pressure - p. page_187 16. Chapter 14: Dizziness and Vertigo - p. page_201 17. Chapter 15: Headache - p. page_209 18. Chapter 16: Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure - p. page_236 19. Chapter 17: Syncope - p. page_255 20. Chapter 18: Pain Syndromes - p. page_263 21. Chapter 19: Brain Death - p. page_276 22. Selected Neurologic Disorders - p. page_284 23. Chapter 20: Nerve and Muscle Diseases - p. page_284 24. Chapter 21: Demyelinating and Inflammatory Disorders of the Central Nervous System - p. page_306 25. Chapter 22: Infections of the Central Nervous System - p. page_332 26. Chapter 23: Neurooncology - p. page_357 27. Chapter 24: Cerebrovascular Disease - p. page_377 28. Chapter 25: Movement Disorders - p. page_396 29. Chapter 26: Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders - p. page_411 30. Chapter 27: Pediatric Neurology - p. page_431 31. Chapter 28: Dementia - p. page_455 32. Appendix A: Muscles of the Neck and Brachial Plexus - p. page_473 33. Appendix B: Muscles of the Perineum and Lumbosacral Plexus - p. page_477 34. Appendix C: Brachial Plexus - p. page_479 35. Appendix D: Lumbar Plexus - p. page_482 36. Appendix E: Sensory Dermatome Map - p. page_483 37. Appendix F: Surface Map of the Brain - p. page_484 38. Appendix G: Nuclei of the Brain Stem - p. page_485 39. Appendix H: Surface Anatomy of the Brain Stem - p. page_486 40. On-Call Formulary: Commonly Prescribed Medications in Neurology - p. page_487 41. Index - p. page_520
