INVESTIGATIONS IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
CHAPTER 77 INVESTIGATIONS IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Robert Brenner Investigations in the setting of multiple sclerosis have three main roles: to help support or refute the diagnosis, to provide insights into…
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ISCHEMIC STROKE: MECHANISMS, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT
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VESTIBULAR SYSTEM DISORDERS
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NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS OF CANCER TREATMENTS
CHAPTER 100 NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS OF CANCER TREATMENTS William Whiteley, Robin Grant People with cancer frequently develop neurological symptoms. One of the dilemmas facing doctors is whether these symptoms are directly…
INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES
CHAPTER 89 INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES Mohammad Salajegheh, Marinos C. Dalakas The inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of acquired diseases of skeletal muscle. They have in common the presence of varying…
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND OTHER NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
CHAPTER 109 VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND OTHER NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Laurence J. Kinsella A vitamin is a substance that serves as a cofactor for a biochemical reaction and…
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
CHAPTER 71 PARKINSON’S DISEASE Anthony H.V. Schapira Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease with initial clinical features that are predominantly the result of loss of dopaminergic neurons in the…
SPINAL TRAUMA
CHAPTER 104 SPINAL TRAUMA Thomas Kossmann, Ilan Freedman, Cristina Morganti-Kossmann Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event for patients and their families, with many severe medical, social, and economic…
NEUROSARCOIDOSIS AND NEURO-BEHÇET’S DISEASE
CHAPTER 96 NEUROSARCOIDOSIS AND NEURO-BEHÇET’S DISEASE Carlos A. Pardo-Villamizar NEUROSARCOIDOSIS Neurosarcoidosis is a localized manifestation of sarcoidosis involving the central nervous system (CNS) or peripheral nervous system (PNS). Sarcoidosis, a…
LOW CEREBROSPINAL FLUID HEADACHE
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