Vascular Disease
William C. Barrow, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Ischemic Stroke ◦Emergent Evaluation and Management – IV Thrombolytics – Special Considerations in IV tPA therapy – Endovascular Therapy – IV Heparin –…
Toolkit—Difficult Encounters
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 42 Toolkit Difficult Encounters Karl E. Misulis, MD, PhD and E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Brain Death •Persistent Vegetative State •End of Life Care •Lack of Good…
Psychiatric Disorders
E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Psychosis •Hospital Delirium •Catatonia •Serotonin Syndrome •Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome •Conversion Disorder OVERVIEW Neurology consultation in patients with psychiatric conditions is usually related to…
Developmental and Genetic Disorders
E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Developmental Disorders ◦Chiari Malformation ◦Syringomyelia and Syringobulbia ◦Disorders of Neuronal Migration •Genetic Disorders ◦Hereditary Neuropathies ◦Hereditary Neuropathy with Pressure Palsy ◦Neurofibromatosis ◦Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis…
Sleep Disorders
E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Obstructive Sleep Apnea •Narcolepsy •Periodic Limb Movement Disorder •Insomnia and Sleep Deprivation OVERVIEW Sleep disorders are rarely a reason for hospital admission, but…
Traumatic Brain Injury
E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Concussion •Contusion •Intracerebral Hemorrhage ◦Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage ◦Subdural Hematoma ◦Epidural Hematoma ◦Subarachnoid Hemorrhage •Diffuse Axonal Injury •Seizure After Head Injury •Repetitive Head Injuries •Post-Concussive…
Autonomic Disorders
E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Idiopathic Orthostatic Hypotension •Diabetic Autonomic Insufficiency •Multiple System Atrophy •Paraneoplastic Autonomic Neuropathy •Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy OVERVIEW Autonomic difficulty is usually a…
Cranial Nerve Disorders
E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Bell Palsy and Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome •Diabetic Ophthalmoplegia •Abducens Nerve Palsy •Horner Syndrome •Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus •Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia •Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies OVERVIEW The…
Neuro-Otology
E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •Vestibulopathies ◦Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ◦Vestibular Neuropathy ◦Labyrinthitis ◦Ménière Disease •Tinnitus •Acoustic Neuroma OVERVIEW Hospital neurology consultation in the field of neuro-otology is…
Nutritional Deficiencies and Toxicities
E. Lee Murray, MD CHAPTER CONTENTS •Overview •B12 Deficiency •B1 Deficiency •Protein-Energy Malnutrition •Folate Deficiency •B6 Deficiency •B6 Toxicity •Copper Deficiency •Vitamin D Deficiency OVERVIEW The most common nutritional disorders…
