Women and Stress
Women and Stress Elaine Walker Zainab Sabuwalla Annie M. Bollini Deborah J. Walder The issue of sex differences in the response to stress has both health and social implications. Conventional…
Women, Culture, and Development
Women, Culture, and Development Lisa Francesca Andermann This chapter explores the relationships between the mental health of women and their social worlds by examining the areas of culture and development….
A Relational-Cultural Theory of Human Development: The Power of Connection
A Relational-Cultural Theory of Human Development: The Power of Connection Judith V. Jordan Traditional psychological theories have tended to focus on the individual as the unit of study, and there…
Evidence-Based Medicine in Neurology
Evidence-Based Medicine in Neurology Over the past 20 years more attention has been given to the quality of evidence underlying medical decision making. While each discipline in medicine may have…
Key Points in Neuroanatomy
Key Points in Neuroanatomy The examination of the nervous system depends on knowledge of the anatomy, which underlies the clinical findings. Following are some key points of neuroanatomy to help…
Differential Diagnoses in Neurology
Differential Diagnoses in Neurology Although long lists of differential diagnoses are usually unhelpful in clinical neurology, certain signs and symptoms suggest a list of diagnoses. This chapter includes selected topics…
Neurodiagnostic Procedures
Neurodiagnostic Procedures ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM The electroencephalogram (EEG) is a physiologic monitor of cortical function. It measures electrical activity that is generated in the cerebral cortex and then synchronized and modulated by…
Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury Damage to the brain after trauma may be caused by direct injury from bone fragments or penetrating missiles; impact of brain against the base of the skull;…
Increased Intracranial Pressure
Increased Intracranial Pressure CASE A 47-year-old man comes to the emergency room after one week of high fever and headache. Today he became progressively weaker on his right side and…
Lumbar Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid
Lumbar Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid INDICATIONS When central nervous system (CNS) infection (meningitis, encephalitis) is suspected, one must examine the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). However, there is an exception: lumbar puncture…
