a.  One approach has been the development of monoclonal antibodies targeted at various forms of the β-amyloid peptide in an effort to remove these from the brain. This has been shown…

FIGURE 58.1 T1 postcontrast axial MRI. Numerous small enhancing lesions are noted bihemispherically in this non–small cell lung cancer patient with brain metastases. These lesions are noted predominantly at the gray–white…

FIGURE 50.1 A 33-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, status postquintuple coronary artery bypass graft, who developed acute cardiac tamponade and hepato-renal syndrome. She was found to have…

FIGURE 56.1 CRPS I of Upper Extremity. Patient had minor injury to right hand following a fall. Edema and erythema are evident along with allodynia, hyperalgesia, and decreased range of motion…

A.  Therapeutic approach. 1.  Dexamethasone therapy. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends consideration of dexamethasone in the treatment of infants and children 2 months of age and older with proven or suspected…

22.1). (3)  C7 radiculopathy (C6–C7 disk herniation). This is the most common disk herniation. Pain radiates across the top of the neck, across the triceps, and down the posterolateral forearm to…

5.  Audiometric testing will help determine the type and degree of hearing loss. An asymmetric, ipsilateral SNHL would suggest a cerebellopontine angle or internal auditory canal lesion in patients with LMN…

(Video 61.1) is a common technique used for canalith repositioning. It is most effectively used when the affected semicircular canal has been identified and can therefore be targeted for repositioning….

Video 42.1; see Chapter 6). 6.  Juvenile absence epilepsy (see Chapter 6). 7.  Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (impulsive petit mal) of Janz (see Chapter 6). 8.  Epilepsy with GTCS on awakening (see Chapter 6)….

2.  Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs). NSAIDs exert their analgesic effect via inhibition of the cyclooxygenase pathways and include naproxen, ibuprofen, tolfenamic acid, and diclofenac. Naproxen has the longest half-life allowing it to…