Autonomic Disorders

May 14, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Autonomic Disorders

E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Idiopathic Orthostatic Hypotension •Diabetic Autonomic Insufficiency •Multiple System Atrophy •Paraneoplastic Autonomic Neuropathy •Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy OVERVIEW Autonomic difficulty is usually a…

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Cranial Nerve Disorders

May 14, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Cranial Nerve Disorders

E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Bell Palsy and Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome •Diabetic Ophthalmoplegia •Abducens Nerve Palsy •Horner Syndrome •Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus •Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia •Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies OVERVIEW The…

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Neuro-Otology

May 14, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Neuro-Otology

E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Vestibulopathies ◦Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ◦Vestibular Neuropathy ◦Labyrinthitis ◦Ménière Disease •Tinnitus •Acoustic Neuroma OVERVIEW Hospital neurology consultation in the field of neuro-otology is…

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Nutritional Deficiencies and Toxicities

May 14, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Nutritional Deficiencies and Toxicities

E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •B12 Deficiency •B1 Deficiency •Protein-Energy Malnutrition •Folate Deficiency •B6 Deficiency •B6 Toxicity •Copper Deficiency •Vitamin D Deficiency OVERVIEW The most common nutritional disorders…

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Endocrine Disorders

May 14, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Endocrine Disorders

E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Diabetes Mellitus ◦Diabetic Neuropathy •Thyroid Disorders ◦Hyperthyroidism ◦Hypothyroidism ◦Hashimoto Encephalopathy ◦Thyroid Ophthalmopathy •Adrenal Disorders ◦Cushing Syndrome ◦Addison Disease ◦Pheochromocytoma •Pituitary Disorders ◦Pituitary Tumor…

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Mental Status Change

May 14, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Mental Status Change

E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Dementia ◦Degenerative Dementias ◦Nondegenerative Dementias ◦Infectious Dementias ◦Differential Diagnosis •Confusional State ◦Differential Diagnosis •Coma ◦Differential Diagnosis ◦Etiology of Coma •Transient Loss of Consciousness…

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Pregnancy and Neurology

May 14, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Pregnancy and Neurology

Maria Stefanidou, MD, MSc CHAPTER CONTENTS •Spectrum of Neurologic Problems in Pregnancy ◦Headache ◦Seizures ◦Encephalopathy ◦Focal Neurologic Deficit •Neurologic Disorders in Pregnancy ◦Eclampsia and Pre-Eclampsia ◦Cerebral Venous Thrombosis ◦Migraine ◦Epilepsy…

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CSF Circulation Disorders

May 14, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on CSF Circulation Disorders

E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Increased CSF Pressure ◦Nonobstructive Hydrocephalus from Increased CSF Production ◦Nonobstructive Hydrocephalus from Reduced CSF Resorption •Obstruction of CSF Flow ◦Colloid Cyst ◦Aqueductal Stenosis…

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Spinal Cord Disorders

May 14, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Spinal Cord Disorders

E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Differential Diagnosis •Clinical Diagnosis •Disorders ◦Degenerative Spine Disease ◦Cervical Radiculopathy ◦Lumbosacral Radiculopathy ◦Thoracic Radiculopathy ◦Spondylotic Myelopathy ◦Cauda Equina Syndrome and Conus Medullaris Syndrome…

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Neuro-Oncology

May 14, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Neuro-Oncology

Karl E. Misulis, MD, PhD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Primary Brain Tumors •Metastatic Brain Tumors •Spinal and Leptomeningeal Tumors •Tumor Mimics •Remote Manifestations of Cancer ◦Paraneoplastic Encephalitis ◦Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ◦Paraneoplastic…

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