Keywords neurologic disorders, cutaneous lesions, rash, phakomatosis, heritable disorders, primary inflammatory disease, infections This chapter provides an overview of disorders with both neurologic and cutaneous manifestations. Because the emphasis…
Keywords uremia, encephalopathy, polyneuropathy, kidney disease, asterixis, metabolic coma, dialysis, restless legs syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, myopathy The neurologic aspects of renal disease and the neurologic complications of dialysis…
Keywords diabetes mellitus, polyneuropathy, focal neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, cognitive decline, dementia, stroke, Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus commonly target the…
Keywords pituitary adenoma, hyperprolactinemia, acromegaly, brain tumors, Cushing syndrome, pituitary apoplexy, hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, SIADH, hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, hypoadrenalism, pheochromocytoma, migraine, meningiomas, movement disorders, neuroendocrine…
Keywords electrolytes, hypernatremia, hyponatremia, cerebral salt wasting, central pontine myelinolysis, hyperkalemia, hypokalemia, hypercalcemia, hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, hypermagnesemia Electrolyte disturbances occur frequently in clinical practice and are associated with a variety…
Keywords thyroid, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, neuropathy, myopathy, encephalopathy, sleep, ophthalmopathy Disorders of the thyroid gland are common and are frequently accompanied by neurologic complications. One study of unselected general medical,…
Keywords autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular control, blood pressure, heart rate, baroreceptor reflex, norepinephrine, syncope, postural hypotension When a healthy person stands up after being recumbent, approximately 500 ml of…
Keywords hypertension, stroke, cerebral aneurysm, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, transient ischemia attack, TIA Blood pressure was first measured in 1707 by an English divinity student, Stephan Hales, using a…
Keywords neurocardiogenic, cardiac complications, cardiac innervation, neurologic injury, stroke, epilepsy, trauma Cardiac abnormalities are common after acute neurologic injury. Disturbances can range in severity from transient electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities…
Keywords autonomic neuropathy, constipation, diarrhea, dysphagia, fecal incontinence, gastrointestinal motility disorders, gastroparesis, gut dysmotility, muscle disorders, neurologic disorders, pseudo-obstruction Interactions Between Extrinsic Nervous System and the Gut Normal motility…
