Spinal Cord Disorders Athena Kostidis Edward C. Daly I. DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS Developmental disorders occasionally cause pain or progressive neurologic dysfunction in adults. Others are found incidentally. A. Chiari’s malformations are…
Neurologic Complications in AIDS Bruce A. Cohen I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS The nervous system is involved early in the course of HIV infection and may produce the presenting clinical manifestations. Early…
Central Nervous System Infections Laura M. Tormoehlen Karen L. Roos I. BACTERIAL MENINGITIS The initial signs and symptoms of bacterial meningitis are fever, stiff neck, headache, lethargy, confusion or coma,…
Movement Disorders Alberto J. Espay Movement disorders can be divided into hypokinetic and hyperkinetic. Hypokinetic movement disorders refer primarily to disorders with decreased amplitude and/or speed of movement (parkinsonism), whereas…
Multiple Sclerosis Galen W. Mitchell Islam Zaydan Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a primary demyelinating disease of the CNS. The disorder appears to be immune mediated, although the actual development of…
Epilepsy in Adults Omkar N. Markand I. DEFINITIONS A. An epileptic seizure is a transient and reversible alteration of behavior caused by a paroxysmal, abnormal, and excessive neuronal discharge. B….
Epilepsies in Children Hema Patel David W. Dunn Approximately 3% of the population of the United States is expected to have epilepsy at some time during their lives. Among children,…
Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease Harold P. Adams Jr. Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease includes nontraumatic bleeding that occurs primarily in the brain (intracerebral hemorrhage [ICH]), the ventricles (intraventricular hemorrhage [IVH]), the subarachnoid space…
Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease José Biller Cerebrovascular disease comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders that herald their presence by producing symptoms and signs resulting from either ischemia or hemorrhage within the…
