Cancer Neurology
Cancer Neurology Eudocia Q. Lee Patrick Y. Wen PRIMARY BRAIN TUMORS Background Primary brain tumors (PBTs) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms arising from the central nervous system (CNS) with…
Sleep Disorders
Sleep Disorders Milena Pavlova EXCESS DAYTIME SLEEPINESS Background Nearly a quarter of healthy adults have excessive daytime sleepiness. There are many causes including insufficient or ill-timed sleep (ie, jet lag…
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disorders
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disorders Steven K. Feske ARTERIAL ISCHEMIC STROKE AND TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK Background 1. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and the…
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain Christopher J. Gilligan Aditi Malhotra Kiran V. Patel BACKGROUND Definitions 1. Pain is a learned unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that which is associated…
Headache and Facial Pain
Headache and Facial Pain Shuhan Zhu Paul B. Rizzoli Elizabeth W. Loder MIGRAINE HEADACHE Background 1. The most common cause of episodic severe headache a. Forty-three percent of women and…
Back and Neck Pain
Back and Neck Pain Shamik Bhattacharyya LOW BACK PAIN Background 1. Back pain is common in general and neurologic practice. Half of the adults have experienced mild to moderate back…
Coma, Head Trauma, and Spinal Cord Injury
Coma, Head Trauma, and Spinal Cord Injury Yasmin Aghajan COMA Background Impaired States of Consciousness 1. Coma describes total or near-total unresponsiveness. It is a sleep-like state of unconsciousness from…
Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Neurology Questions 1. An infant boy is born via normal spontaneous vaginal delivery after an uncomplicated 39-week pregnancy. On day 1 of life he is noted to experience repetitive…
