Multiple Sclerosis: An Overview
Figure 1.1 Disease courses of multiple sclerosis When still accompanied by relapses or MRI markers of disease activity, SPMS and PPMS take on the added descriptor of “active.” Additionally, as…
Clinical Cases
Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography (ASPECT) score 10. CT angiography shows no occlusion of large extra- and intracranial arteries. After discussing the case, it was agreed that there were…
Differentiated Decisional Algorithms
Setting A Hospital with: Emergency department 24/7 radiology services 24/7 laboratory services Setting B Hospital with: Emergency department 24/7 radiology services 24/7 laboratory services 24/7 neurology/stroke unit + hospital neurologist…
Brief Description of Recent Developments in Diagnosis and Treatment
NIH Stroke Scale 1a Level of consciousness 0 Alert 1 Not alert; but arousable by minor stimulation 2 Not alert; requires repeated stimulation 3 Responds only with reflex motor or…
Organizational Clinical Pathways
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Giuseppe D’Aliberti, Marco Longoni, Cristina Motto, Valentina Oppo, Valentina Perini, Luca Valvassori and Simone VidaleIschemic StrokeEmergency Management in Neurology10.1007/978-3-319-31705-2_3 3. Organizational Clinical Pathways Valentina Oppo1, Cristina Motto2 and Valentina Perini1 (1) Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, Department…
Family Issues in Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Unraveling Circular Pathways?
Fig. 15.1 Aspects of the experience of caregiving [30]. (Adapted with permission from Gonçalves-Pereira and Mateos [30]) Of course the negative implications of talking about what or who is burdensome…
Delirium and Dementia in Older People: A Complex Link
Prevalence rates Delirium Dementia Community prevalence 0.5–2 % [2] 9.8 % [3] Hospital prevalence (non-UTI) 14–56 % [4, 5] 42.4 % [6] Abbreviation: UTI urinary tract infection Though delirium and…
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Reversible Dementias
Fig. 6.1 (a) Electroencephalography showing a diffuse and symmetric slow baseline activity with predominant theta activity and frequent multifocal periodic discharges, predominantly triphasic and abrupt, fluctuating between 0.3 and 2…
The Difficult Distinction Between Affective Disorders and Mild Cognitive Deterioration
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Ana Verdelho and Manuel Gonçalves-Pereira (eds.)Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Cognitive Impairment and DementiaNeuropsychiatric Symptoms of Neurological Disease10.1007/978-3-319-39138-0_2 2. The Difficult Distinction Between Affective Disorders and Mild Cognitive Deterioration Inez H. G. B. Ramakers1, 2 and…
Behavior Symptoms in Primary Progressive Aphasia Variants
Inclusion: criteria 1–3 must be present 1. Most prominent clinical feature is difficulty with language 2. Language deficits are the principal cause of impaired daily living activities 3. Aphasia should…
