PART 1—GENERAL APPROACH TO RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE DEMENTIAS Print Section Listen CASE 32-1 A 64-year-old man presented with rapidly progressive, subacute, nonfluctuating dementia, and recurrent unprovoked falls. He had been well…
ABSTRACT Print Section Listen Abnormal consciousness is caused by pathologies that specifically alter the function of a neuronal network responsible for causing awareness and alertness. Understanding of the basic concepts…
ABSTRACT Print Section Listen The spine is host to a wide range of afflictions causing an array of neurologic and musculoskeletal symptoms. Frequent etiologies encountered by hospital neurologists include degenerative…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Changes in sensation are some of the most common neurological symptoms in hospitalized patients. Patterns of weakness is covered in Chapter 28. In this chapter, we…
INTRODUCTION1 Print Section Listen What is the first step before ordering genetic testing? Before considering genetic testing, a thorough disease and family history should be taken. It is often recommended…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The neurohospitalist has the responsibility of caring for the hospitalized medically fragile neurological patient but also understanding the risk stratification for surgery and the potential anesthetic…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Dementia is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting millions of people living in the United States. The neurohospitalist is often consulted by medical teams…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Movement disorders represent a group of neurologic disorders where there is either “too much” movement or hyperkinesias, or “too little” movement or hypokinesias. Some movement disorders…
ABSTRACT Print Section Listen Patients who present with weakness may be left with marked disability unless a diagnosis is made quickly. The motor divisions of the nervous system are responsible…
PART 1—GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND APPROACH TO HEADACHE Print Section Listen CASE 27-1 A 42-year-old woman was brought by a friend to her local hospital complaining of headache, nausea, fatigue, and…
