The Neurological Examination
OVERVIEW OF THE NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION Print Section Listen One of the single greatest challenges in performing the neurologic examination for the practicing neurohospitalist is simply recognizing that it is being…
NEUROLOGY
General Care of the Hospitalized Patient
ABSTRACT Print Section Listen Prevention and treatment of hospital-acquired conditions is as much a part of the care of the hospitalized patient as treatment of the primary diagnosis. The development…
Principles of Care for the Hospitalized Geriatric Patient
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The principles of geriatric assessment focus on function, cognition, and safety. An acute hospitalization is a critical time in which geriatric patients are particularly vulnerable to…
Potential Harms to Physician and Patient
ABSTRACT Print Section Listen Potential harm to both physician and patient remains a constant challenge for the neurohospitalist. Physicians can be faced with violent or threatening patients where a strategic…
Introduction to Hospital Neurology
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen All subspecialties are a product of their history, and Neurology and Internal Medicine are no exceptions. Classical Neurology evolved in Europe on the bedrock of clinical…
Depression in Medically Ill Children
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Each day children and adolescents† face a wide range of medical illnesses including allergies, asthma, epilepsy, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, all of which appear to be…
Depression in Sleep Disorders
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The study of human sleep is a remarkably young field. Until the 1930s, sleep was viewed as a passive state during which the brain was “turned…
Depression in Medical Illness: Future Directions
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This book has focused upon the prevalent and important interface of depression and medical illness. The clinical, personal, familial, societal, and financial impacts of this interaction…
Delivering Depression Care: Services and Settings
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Screening, comprehensive assessment, and effective treatments are necessary but not sufficient to adequately treat individuals with depression. They must be paired with effective and efficient systems…
Depression in Medical Illness: Future Directions
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