NEUROLOGY
ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
CHAPTER 28 ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION Horacio Kaufmann, Italo Biaggioni Maintenance of upright posture is made possible by rapid cardiovascular adaptation that ensures blood flow to vital organs, including the brain, and…
EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND ITS ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 7 EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND ITS ASSESSMENT Glynda Kinsella, Elsdon Storey, John R. Crawford EXECUTIVE FUNCTION The dysexecutive syndrome has long been exemplified by the classic case of Phineas Gage,…
VASCULAR DEMENTIA
CHAPTER 47 VASCULAR DEMENTIA Gustavo C. Román Cerebrovascular disease constitutes a well-defined cause of dementia first recognized by Sir Thomas Willis in 1672 under the name postapoplectic dementia. Vascular dementia…
PRINCIPLES OF NEUROPSYCHOMETRIC ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 2 PRINCIPLES OF NEUROPSYCHOMETRIC ASSESSMENT Elsdon Storey, Glynda Kinsella It might legitimately be asked why this chapter was written by both a neurologist and a neuropsychologist. The answer, in…
ORGANIZATION: PYRAMIDAL AND EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYSTEM
CHAPTER 31 ORGANIZATION: PYRAMIDAL AND EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYSTEM Glenda M. Halliday, Simon C. Gandevia The large brains of primates have afforded remarkable behavioral adaptability. In humans, this adaptability is manifested in…
TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE
CHAPTER 57 TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE Messoud Ashina Tension-type headache, the most common of the primary headaches,1,2 has tremendous socioeconomic effects.2,3 For many years, various terms such as tension headache, muscle contraction…
DRUG TREATMENT
CHAPTER 53 DRUG TREATMENT Edward B. Bromfield Treatment of epilepsy begins as soon as the diagnosis is made. Typically, this occurs after the second unprovoked seizure, but ancillary data, such…
PRIMARY DISORDERS OF SLEEP
CHAPTER 15 PRIMARY DISORDERS OF SLEEP John W. Winkelman, Milena Pavlova Difficulty with the regulation of sleep and wake states is present in up to 25% of the general population…
