Dementia and Systemic Disease
Keywords dementia, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, dysphagia, aspiration, delirium, falls, sleep Dementia is a common problem among the elderly and is associated with a number of important systemic complications….
Seizures and General Medical Disorders
Keywords Seizures, epilepsy, uremia, hepatic failure, critical illness, porphyria, transplant recipients, connective tissue diseases, HIV infection, diabetes, hypoglycemia, thyroid disease, sodium, magnesium, alcohol, cocaine, medication-induced seizures, trauma Seizures commonly…
Disorders of Consciousness in Systemic Diseases
Keywords consciousness, coma, metabolic encephalopathy, brain death, vegetative state, minimally conscious state Consciousness is a complex and elusive concept that has been the subject of extensive thought and speculation…
Neuromuscular Complications of General Medical Disorders
Keywords motor neuron, radiculopathy, dorsal root ganglia, plexopathy, peripheral neuropathy, polyneuropathy, vasculitic neuropathy, critical illness polyneuropathy, uremic neuropathy, paraneoplastic neuropathies, nutritional neuropathy, toxic neuropathy, hereditary neuropathy, neuromuscular junction disorders, botulism,…
Neurologic Complications in Critically Ill Patients
Keywords sepsis, septic encephalopathy, critical illness neuropathy, critical illness myopathy, critical illness polyneuropathy Injury to other organ systems may have direct or remote neurologic effects. Hepatic, cardiac, pulmonary, pancreatic,…
Postconcussion Syndrome
Keywords concussion, postconcussion syndrome, diagnosis, treatment, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, sports participation, headache Postconcussion syndrome (PCS) is a common condition that includes physical, cognitive, and affective symptoms. PCS has a…
Neurologic Disorders and Anesthesia
Keywords anesthesia, regional anesthesia, general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, neurologic complications, seizures, neuropathy Current rates of anesthetic complications are low regardless of the type of anesthesia (general, regional, or local)….
Preoperative and Postoperative Care of Patients with Neurologic Disorders
Keywords preoperative evaluation, perioperative stroke, postoperative recovery, anesthesia, surgery, neuromuscular disorders, seizures, delirium, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders Introduction Perioperative care of the patient with neurologic disease provides practitioners with…
Sarcoidosis of the Nervous System
Keywords sarcoidosis, neurosarcoidosis, inflammation, immunosuppression, CSF, MRI, systemic disease, cranial neuropathies Sarcoidosis was first described in 1877 by Sir Jonathan Hutchinson as a disease of the skin. At the…
Neurologic Complications of Imaging Procedures
Keywords complications, MRI, CT, neuroradiology, neuro interventional procedures Neurologic complications of imaging procedures are varied and largely related to either local complications of an invasive procedure or complications arising…
