Neurologic Complications in Surgical Patients

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Karl E. Misulis, MD, PhD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Common Events •Surgery ◦Nerve Injuries ◦Orthopedic Surgery ◦Cardiovascular Surgery ◦Trauma ◦Transplant Patients ◦Bariatric Surgery •Anesthesia ◦Delirium ◦Seizure ◦Malignant Hyperthermia ◦Prolonged Neuromuscular Paralysis ◦Myelopathy…

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Neurologic Complications in Medical Patients

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 11 Neurologic Complications in Medical Patients Karl E. Misulis, MD, PhD and E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Infections ◦Sepsis and SIRS ◦Encephalopathy ◦Seizures ◦Focal Deficit •Cancers…

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Pain and Headache

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Karl E. Misulis, MD, PhD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview ◦Localization and Diagnosis of Pain Syndromes ◦Psychology of Pain •Headache ◦Overview ◦Evaluation – Headache Scenarios – When to Obtain Neuroimaging – Laboratory…

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Dizziness, Vertigo, and Imbalance

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E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Terminology •Syndromes of Dizziness and Vertigo •Imbalance and Falls ◦Gait Ataxia ◦Falls •Disorders Dizziness and vertigo can have central or peripheral generators. The most…

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Cranial Neuropathies

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E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Single Cranial Neuropathies •Multiple Cranial Neuropathies •Cranial Nerve Deficits in Hospital Practice SINGLE CRANIAL NEUROPATHIES Single cranial neuropathies are much more common than multiple…

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Language and Hearing Deficits

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Karl E. Misulis, MD, PhD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Aphasia •Dysarthria •Hearing Loss The most common speech and language difficulties to come to the attention of hospital neurologists are aphasia and dysarthria….

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Interface Between Hospital and Outpatient Neurology

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Motor and Sensory Disturbance

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Veda V. Vedanarayanan, MD, FRCPC CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Motor Disturbance ◦Types ◦Physiologic Localization ◦Anatomic Localization •Sensory Disturbance ◦Types ◦Localization ◦Disorders with Specific Sensory Disturbances •Localization of Motor and Sensory Disturbance…

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Business of Hospital Neurology

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Monico Peter Baňez, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM CHAPTER CONTENTS •Stroke Center ◦Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital ◦Primary Stroke Center ◦Comprehensive Stroke Center •Teleneurology •Billing and Coding •Metrics •Risk Management •Future Directions STROKE…

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Approach to Visual Deficits

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E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Visual Loss ◦Monocular Versus Binocular ◦Partial-Field Versus Full-Field ◦Timing of the Visual Loss ◦Localization and Diagnosis ◦Syndromes of Visual Loss •Eye Pain •Diplopia…

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