INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Neuropsychiatric sequelae are common in combat veterans. Advances in personal protective body armor, armored vehicles, battlefield resuscitation, and the speed of evacuation to tertiary care have…
PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS Print Section Listen Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second commonest neurodegenerative disease, exceeded only by Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Its cardinal clinical features were first described…
GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME Print Section Listen Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, frequently severe, and fulminant polyradiculoneuropathy that is autoimmune in nature. It occurs year-round at a rate of between 1…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The human nervous system is the organ of consciousness, cognition, ethics, and behavior; as such, it is the most intricate structure known to exist. More than…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Chronic inflammation of the meninges (pia, arachnoid, and dura) can produce profound neurologic disability and may be fatal if not successfully treated. Chronic meningitis is diagnosed…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Demyelinating disorders are immune-mediated conditions characterized by preferential destruction of central nervous system (CNS) myelin. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is spared, and most patients have…
APPROACH TO PATIENT Print Section Listen APPROACH TO THE PATIENT: Ataxic Disorders Symptoms and signs of ataxia consist of gait impairment, unclear (“scanning”) speech, visual blurring due to nystagmus, hand…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Almost 10 million head injuries occur annually in the United States, about 20% of which are serious enough to cause brain damage. Among men <35 years,…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Diseases of the spinal cord are frequently devastating. They produce quadriplegia, paraplegia, and sensory deficits far beyond the damage they would inflict elsewhere in the nervous…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Examination of the living human retina provides a unique opportunity for the direct study of nervous, vascular, and connective tissues. Many systemic disorders have retinal manifestations…
