NEUROLOGY

Approach to the Hyperkinetic Patient

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B.  Phenomenologic classification. 1.  Rest tremor. Tremor that occurs in a body part that is not voluntarily activated and is completely supported against gravity. Rest tremor amplitude always diminishes during target-directed movements,…

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Approach to the Ataxic Patient

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(Video 29.1). Upper motor neuron signs (hyperreflexia and spasticity) are commonly found in patients with SCA1 and SCA3; cognitive impairment has been reported in association with SCA2, SCA12, SCA13, and…

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Approach to the Hypokinetic Patient

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B.  Response to medications. Absence of benefit from adequate dosages of dopaminergic drugs, especially levodopa, casts doubt on the diagnosis of IPD and suggests a diagnosis of secondary causes of parkinsonism…

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Neurotoxicology

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(Video 59.1). d.  Treatment. (1)  Activated charcoal. 1 g/kg by mouth if the patient is awake and is not at risk of aspiration and if ingestion is within 1 hour. (2)  Benzodiazepines. Repeated…

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Approach to Ethical Issues in Neurology

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Do you believe that the decision to treat Maria with IV morphine 6 months earlier was to hasten her death? Is this an “acceptable” outcome for someone who is 94…

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Approach to the Patient with Dysarthria

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(Video 19.1). Other findings include muscle weakness with greater than normal tone. Dysphagia may also occur. In addition to spastic dysarthria, the patient with pseudobulbar palsy may often exhibit emotional…

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Peripheral Neuropathy

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Video 51.1). Significant atrophy can occur in the affected muscles. The pain usually lessens within 3 to 6 weeks. Sensory loss and weakness improve over months, but long-term deficits may…

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Approach to the Patient with Acute Muscle Weakness

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(see Video 31.1). Eventually, dysarthria, dysphagia, and respiratory distress may occur. Ocular myasthenia will present with asymmetric ptosis and diplopia. There is fatigability induced by repetitive exercise. Muscle tone, bulk,…

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Approach to the Patient with Acute Sensory Loss

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(Video 27.1). D.  Brachial and lumbosacral plexus. Acute sensorimotor deficits indicating multiple nerve or nerve-root distributions in an arm or leg suggest plexopathy. E.  Spinal cord. Most fibers conducting pain and temperature…

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