Poisons and Vitamin Deficiencies Julie J. Miller Marcelo Matiello Eyal Y. Kimchi INITIAL MANAGEMENT & BASIC APPROACH FOR POISON INGESTION Supportive care: Monitor airway, breathing, circulation, vitals. Obtain IV access….
Neurocritical Care Ayush Batra Terrance Kummer Brian L. Edlow COMA & DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS Coma: A state of unarousable unresponsiveness, duration typically <2-4 wk; rare cases longer, up to 12…
Interventional Neurology Saad Mir Brijesh Mehta CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY Indications: Gold standard for characterizing neurovascular anatomy & pathologies, e.g., aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), extra- & intracranial stenosis, other dzs of cerebral…
Vascular Neurology Mark Etherton Brijesh Mehta TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACKS General: TIA: Brief, reversible episode of focal neuro sxs (by definition <24 h, most <1 h). Newer definition: Brief, reversible episode…
Neuroimaging Alessandro Biffi Adam B. Cohen Joshua P. Klein TIPS FOR REVIEWING SCANS Review all images & sequences. Reconstructed images screen for abnl findings, but always review raw data. Be…
Lesion Localization in Clinical Neurology Julie J. Miller Emily Choi DeCroos CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES LOBES: KEY FUNCTIONS & LESIONAL DEFICITS Frontal lobe functions: Mvmt: Mediated by 1° & supplementary motor areas….
Neurologic Emergencies: Quick Reference Matthew B. Bevers Eric S. Rosenthal ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE Stroke: Due to ischemia 2/2 cerebrovascular occlusion. Typically thrombotic or embolic. P/w variety of neurologic sx incl….
Miscellaneous Neurologic Signs Miscellaneous neurologic signs—some of them reflexes, some closely related to the defense and postural reflex mechanisms, and others more varied in nature—are elicited in certain diseases of…
The Examination in Coma Workup of the patient with coma or altered mental status is often complex and always urgent. The neurologic examination is only one of several diagnostic methods…
