Surgical Treatment of Spinal Injury
Surgical Treatment of Spinal Injury Daniel R. Fassett James S. Harrop Traumatic injuries to the spinal column are common events, with more than 50,000 fractures to the spinal column occurring…
The Neurological Evaluation and Medical Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury
The Neurological Evaluation and Medical Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury Anthony S. Burns Ralph J. Marino Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating, life-altering event. Approximately 11,000 new injuries…
Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Injury
Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Injury Timothy B. Himes Spinal cord injury is not one event, but a sequence of interrelated processes that can ultimately lead to destruction of neural tissue…
Social Aspects of Schizophrenia Care
Social Aspects of Schizophrenia Care Essential Concepts You cannot practice medicine without considering the impact of societal factors like poverty or homelessness on illness. Patients with a stigmatizing illness like…
Forensic Aspects of Schizophrenia Care
Forensic Aspects of Schizophrenia Care Essential Concepts Physicians have obligations not only toward the welfare of their patients but also toward the commonwealth of the citizens in their community. Protecting…
Illness Insight and Medication Adherence
Illness Insight and Medication Adherence Essential Concepts Insight into illness is neither necessary nor sufficient for adherence to medications. Illness insight is not a simple, all-or-nothing concept, but is dimensional:…
Depression and Suicide
Depression and Suicide Essential Concepts Schizophrenia is a disease with at least 5% mortality: you can die from it young, not merely with it in old age. The cause of…
Cognition in Schizophrenia
Cognition in Schizophrenia Essential Concepts Cognitive deficits are a core feature of schizophrenia. How well a patient with schizophrenia will do in life is not determined by positive symptoms but…
Negative Symptoms
Negative Symptoms Essential Concepts Negative symptoms are a core feature of schizophrenia; they have diagnostic and prognostic significance. Negative symptoms comprise two main clusters: reduced affective experiences/expression and amotivation. Avoid…
Refractory Psychosis and Clozapine
Refractory Psychosis and Clozapine Essential Concepts Not all patients with schizophrenia have a meaningful response to antipsychotics: 1 patient in 4 benefits little from first-line antipsychotics; 1 in 10 has…
