Neupsy Key

Treatment of Pain in Neurologic Disease A working understanding of pain and its treatment is important in the management of many patients with neurologic disease. Consider the following points: Pain…

Neurology of Other Systemic Diseases CASE A 57-year-old woman complains of weakness when getting out of a chair, and a hoarse voice. She has been losing hair and gaining weight,…

Neurology of Alcoholism CASE The chief executive officer of a small company is admitted for an appendectomy. Two days postsurgery, he experiences two generalized tonic–clonic seizures that occur within 15…

Neurology of Uremia CASE A 64-year-old man with end-stage renal failure tells you that at night his legs “bother him.” Just after he lies down in bed, his legs feel…

AIDS and the Nervous System CASE A 30-year-old woman with hemophilia develops a cough, shortness of breath, and has bilateral lung infiltrates on chest x-ray. She is also confused, with…

Central Nervous System Infections Central nervous system (CNS) infections are suggested by a constellation of signs, symptoms, and laboratory studies. The major groups of CNS infections include: Bacterial meningitis. Viral…

Malignancy and the Nervous System CASE A 45-year-old, right-handed swimming coach presents to the emergency room with two generalized tonic–clonic seizures. He is confused, has trouble forming words, and has…

Neurology of Diabetes CASE A 58-year-old man comes to you because he has “burning” on the skin of his abdomen. His wife says his “belly sticks out on one side.”…

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders CASE A 34-year-old woman experiences a sudden loss of vision in the left eye that lasts for 2 months, with spontaneous resolution. Three years later,…

Seizures and Epilepsy CASE A 17-year-old senior in high school with no history of prenatal injury, febrile convulsions, head injury, or meningitis is being treated with valproic acid for seizures,…