Keywords thermal burn, central pontine myelinolysis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, intracranial infection, electrocution, electricity, lightning, keraunoparalysis Fires and burns are the fifth leading cause of accidental death in the United…
Keywords autonomic nervous system, heat exhaustion, heat stress disorder, heat stroke, hyperthermia, hypothalamus, hypothermia, malignant hyperthermia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, ryanodine, serotonin syndrome, thermoregulation Thermoregulatory System Thermoregulatory regions in the…
Keywords cocaine, opiates, methamphetamines, bath salts, MDMA (ecstasy), gamma hydroxybutyrate, benzodiazepines, LSD, ketamine, marijuana, intravenous drug Recreational drug use can lead to neurologic problems stemming from both acute intoxication…
Keywords urinary retention, neurogenic bladder, micturition, urodynamic testing, neurologic control of bladder, Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, multisystem atrophy, diabetic neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, amyloid neuropathy Lower urinary tract dysfunction is…
Keywords epilepsy, neonates, neurologic disorders, neuromuscular disorders, obstetric complications, pregnancy Neurologic disorders may first present during pregnancy, and their investigation and treatment may be complicated by concerns for the…
Keywords encephalopathy, metals, neuropathy, neurotoxins, occupational disorders, organic solvents, organophosphates, pesticides, toxins Occupationally related disorders may result from injury, which is not the focus of this chapter, or from…
Keywords otologic, vestibular, cerebellopontine angle, acoustic neuroma, neurocutaneous syndromes, neurosyphilis, presbycusis Neurologic Manifestations of Otologic Disease Complications of Middle Ear Pathology Intracranial complications occur in 0.25 to 0.5 percent…
Keywords alcoholic dementia, Wernicke–Korsakoff, alcoholic cerebellar degeneration, alcoholic neuropathy, alcoholic myopathy Who could have foretold, from the structure of the brain, that wine could derange its functions? Hippocrates Alcohol…
Keywords nervous system metastasis, CNS metastasis, brain metastasis, skull-base metastasis, leptomeningeal metastasis, spinal cord metastasis, peripheral nervous system metastasis, neurolymphomatosis, muscle metastasis, metastasis, malignant disease The entire nervous system…
Keywords drug-induced disorders, nervous system, toxic myopathies, toxic neuropathies, iatrogenic disorders, adverse drug reactions, neurotoxicity, headache, stroke, seizures, coma, encephalopathy, behavioral disorders, movement disorders, cerebellar syndromes, ototoxicity, visual disorders, taste…
