Neupsy Key

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Neuroimaging is vitally important for the modern neurohospitalist. This chapter summarizes the various imaging modalities available, demonstrates a systematic way of reading a CT head scan,…

ABSTRACT Print Section Listen Gait and balance disorders are common and a significant source of disability, decrease in quality of life, and falls. A description of the gait cycle and…

WHAT IS ATAXIA?1 Print Section Listen Ataxia is defined as a syndrome characterized by lack of coordination of movements and posture secondary to a variety of reasons: Sensory ataxia: Proprioceptive…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The approach to the patient with dizziness and/or vertigo requires a careful history. Vertigo, which is the illusion of movement, is highly suggestive of a peripheral…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) often requires invasive monitoring and emergent treatment. Pseudotumor cerebri is the common name for the idiopathic form, which may be due to…

PART 1—GENERAL APPROACH TO ACUTE VISUAL CHANGES Print Section Listen CASE 25-1 A 67-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset of left eye vision loss, described…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Stroke is one of the most common primary neurologic disorders in hospitalized patients. Stroke care maybe divided into (a) an immediate phase of stroke recognition to…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Aphasia is defined as a disturbance of language processing caused by damage to the brain. It can be one of the most devastating consequences of structural…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This chapter will discuss the different types of pain noted with different neurologic sequelae. Chronic pain treatments and diagnosis of pain syndromes that occur with spinal…

NOTE Print Section Listen *The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views…