INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Acute infections of the nervous system are among the most important problems in medicine because early recognition, efficient decision making, and rapid institution of therapy can…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The neurohypophysis, or posterior pituitary, is formed by axons that originate in large cell bodies in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus. It produces…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Skeletal muscle diseases, or myopathies, are disorders with structural changes or functional impairment of muscle. These conditions can be differentiated from other diseases of the motor…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Primary brain tumors are diagnosed in approximately 52,000 people each year in the United States. At least one-half of these tumors are malignant and associated with…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Clinical disease of the nervous system accounts for a significant degree of morbidity in a high percentage of patients with HIV infection (Table 48-1). The neurologic…
HYPOTHALAMIC, PITUITARY, AND OTHER SELLAR MASSES Print Section Listen EVALUATION OF SELLAR MASSES Local mass effects Clinical manifestations of sellar lesions vary, depending on the anatomic location of the mass…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The inflammatory myopathies represent the largest group of acquired and potentially treatable causes of skeletal muscle weakness. They are classified into three major groups: polymyositis (PM),…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Mental disorders are common in medical practice and may present either as a primary disorder or as a comorbid condition. The prevalence of mental or substance…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Peripheral nerves are composed of sensory, motor, and autonomic elements. Diseases can affect the cell body of a neuron or its peripheral processes, namely the axons…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Alcohol (beverage ethanol) distributes throughout the body, affecting almost all systems and altering nearly every neurochemical process in the brain. This drug is likely to exacerbate…
