Working memory depends on the integrity of the frontal lobes. More specifically, recent functional imaging studies have linked working memory to the dorsolateral prefrontal sector of the frontal lobes. A…
CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSIS The following are the diagnostic guidelines for AD, VaD, DLB, and FTLD (the four most common causes of dementia in order). Also presented are the guidelines for…
Acute glaucoma is associated with orbital and adjacent facial pain but the diagnosis is usually obvious because of corneal clouding and other eye changes. Subacute glaucoma can be more subtle…
FIGURE 6.1 MRI showing left mesial temporal sclerosis. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS A. Metabolic–toxic and hypoxic insults. Patients with seizures attributable to metabolic or toxic causes have generalized tonic–clonic seizures,…
(2) Decerebrate posturing (upper and lower limb extension, uni- or bilateral) localizes the deficit to the midbrain (red nucleus). (3) If required, noxious stimuli include rubbing the sternum, or applying firm but…
20 CHAPTER Structural Neuroimaging Matthew W. Luedke and William B. Gallentine Clinical localization is one of the hallmark skills of a neurologist. Seizure semiology is an elegant method of localization,…
11 CHAPTER Normal EEG Aatif M. Husain A clear understanding of a normal EEG is mandatory before studying abnormalities. Recognizing variations of a normal tracing can be challenging. Interpreting rhythmic…
31 CHAPTER Epilepsy Surgery Edgar Perez and Gerald Grant More than 2 million people in the United States have epilepsy, and 400,000 to 600,000 of them have seizures that cannot…
32 CHAPTER Dietary Therapy Candace Richardson and William B. Gallentine The classic Ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate treatment that has been used in the treatment of epilepsy for…
17 CHAPTER Scalp Video EEG Monitoring Abeer J. Hani and Aatif M. Husain While about 60% to 70% of patients with epilepsy will respond to a first- or second-line antiepileptic…
