Management of Neurologic Disorders in Resource-Limited Settings Aaron L. Berkowitz BACKGROUND Global Burden of Neurologic Disease 1. Neurologic disorders are the leading cause of disability (11.6% of global disability-adjusted life…
Infectious Diseases Tracey A. Cho MENINGITIS Background and Pathophysiology Meningitis is the pathologic term for inflammation of the meninges. This can be divided by meningeal type (pachymeninges vs leptomeninges); infectious…
Toxic and Metabolic Disorders Joshua P. Klein HEPATIC (PORTOSYSTEMIC) ENCEPHALOPATHY Background 1. Hepatic encephalopathy describes the neurologic manifestations of liver failure. 2. The clinical categories of hepatic encephalopathy are: a….
Neuro-Ophthalmology Robert M. Mallery Sashank Prasad VISUAL LOSS SEEN BY THE NEUROLOGIST Retinal Causes Amaurosis Fugax Background Amaurosis fugax refers to transient monocular blindness of vascular origin due to retinal…
Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology Jeffrey Maneval Seth Gale Kirk R. Daffner DISORDERS OF ATTENTION AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS Background Definitions 1. Attention involves neural processes that help select which stimuli/thoughts will…
Movement Disorders Barbara Kelly Changizi Vikram Khurana MOVEMENT DISORDERS DEFINITION AND BACKGROUND 1. Movement Disorders are neurological conditions that affect the quality and abundance of movement. A broad subdivision of…
Neuromuscular Junction Disorders and Myopathies Anthony A. Amato Mohammad Kian Salajegheh MYASTHENIA GRAVIS Background 1. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease caused by an immunologic attack directed against the postsynaptic…
Motor Neuropathies and Peripheral Neuropathies Mohammad Kian Salajegheh Anthony A. Amato INTRODUCTION There are a vast number of neuromuscular disorders, some rare and others more common. This chapter presents disorders…
Immune-Mediated Disorders Shamik Bhattacharyya BACKGROUND 1. Immune responses are traditionally classified as adaptive (acquired or specific) and innate (nonspecific). The adaptive immune system targets specific antigens. Its key players are…
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Sarah E. Conway Maria K. Houtchens MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Background 1. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurologic condition of young adults in European…
