ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Alcohol (beverage ethanol) distributes throughout the body, affecting almost all systems and altering nearly every neurochemical process in the brain. This drug is likely to exacerbate…
NEUROLOGY
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
DEFINITION Print Section Listen Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disorder characterized by persistent and unexplained fatigue resulting in severe impairment in daily functioning. Besides intense fatigue, most patients with…
COCAINE AND OTHER COMMONLY ABUSED DRUGS
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The abuse of cocaine and other psychostimulants reflects a complex interaction between the pharmacology of the drug, the personality and expectations of the user, and the…
PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROLOGIC SYNDROMES AND AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Paraneoplastic neurologic disorders (PNDs) are cancer-related syndromes that can affect any part of the nervous system (Table 50-1). They are caused by mechanisms other than metastasis…
SPECIAL ISSUES IN INPATIENT NEUROLOGIC CONSULTATION
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Inpatient neurologic consultations usually involve questions regarding specific disease processes or prognostication after various cerebral injuries. Common reasons for neurologic consultation include stroke (Chap. 32), seizures…
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Cerebrovascular diseases include some of the most common and devastating disorders: ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, causing…
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness and fatigability of skeletal muscles. The underlying defect is a decrease in the number of available…
NEUROPSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES IN WAR VETERANS
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 OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS
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 AND OTHER IMMUNE-MEDIATED NEUROPATHIES
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…
