INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Life-threatening neurologic illness may be caused by a primary disorder affecting any region of the neuraxis or may occur as a consequence of a systemic disorder…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The autonomic nervous system (ANS) innervates the entire neuraxis and influences all organ systems. It regulates blood pressure (BP), heart rate, sleep, and bladder and bowel…
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS Print Section Listen Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of progressive motor neuron disease. It is a prime example of a neurodegenerative disease and…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Ataxias with autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked, or mitochondrial forms of inheritance are present on a worldwide basis. Machado-Joseph disease (SCA3) (autosomal dominant) and Friedreich’s ataxia…
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Print Section Listen Approximately 10% of all persons over the age of 70 years have significant memory loss, and in more than half, the cause is Alzheimer’s disease…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Hearing loss is one of the most common sensory disorders in humans and can present at any age. Nearly 10% of the adult population has some…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen All environmental chemicals necessary for life enter the body by the nose and mouth. The senses of smell (olfaction) and taste (gustation) monitor such chemicals, determine…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The clinician caring for patients with neurologic symptoms is faced with myriad imaging options, including computed tomography (CT), CT angiography (CTA), perfusion CT (pCT), magnetic resonance…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The general principles around headache as a cardinal symptom are covered elsewhere (Chap. 9); here we discuss disorders in which headache and associated features occur in…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen A seizure (from the Latin sacire, “to take possession of”) is a paroxysmal event due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Depending…
