Approach to the Patient with Facial Weakness
Approach to the Patient with Facial Weakness John Leonetti Sam J. Marzo All human emotions and expressions are conveyed via the complex interactions of facial muscle groups innervated by the…
Approach to the Patient with Facial Pain
Approach to the Patient with Facial Pain Murray S. Flaster Facial pain is a frequent presenting complaint in the general clinic, the neurology clinic, and in the emergency department. Age,…
Approach to the Patient with Facial Numbness
Approach to the Patient with Facial Numbness Betsy B. Love Marianna R. Beattie Isolated facial numbness often is descriptive of impairment of sensation of the face as a result of…
Approach to the Patient with Diplopia
Approach to the Patient with Diplopia Valerie Purvin Normal binocular vision is accomplished by focusing slightly different views of the same object on the fovea of each eye. When the…
Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Pupils
Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Pupils Aki Kawasaki The pupillary light reflex is composed of an afferent limb and an efferent limb (Fig. 11.1). The afferent limb signals pupillomotor…
Approach to the Patient with Visual Loss
Approach to the Patient with Visual Loss James J. Corbett Visual loss as a primary complaint varies depending on whether one or both eyes are affected. Is the visual loss…
Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders
Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders Mark Eric Dyken This chapter focuses on primary sleep disorders described in the second edition of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD)….
Approach to the Patient with Gait Disturbances and Recurrent Falls
Approach to the Patient with Gait Disturbances and Recurrent Falls Rodger J. Elble Jorge C. Kattah Locomotor disturbances are common in all age groups but are particularly common among older…
Approach to the Patient with Syncope
Approach to the Patient with Syncope Peter A. Santucci Joseph G. Akar David J. Wilber Syncope is usually defined as transient loss of consciousness and postural tone followed by spontaneous…
Approach to the Patient with Seizures
Approach to the Patient with Seizures Vicenta Salanova A. Seizures result from the paroxysmal, hypersynchronous, abnormal activity of neurons in the cerebral cortex. Seizures are common symptoms and can be…
