CONFUSION AND DELIRIUM
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Confusion, a mental and behavioral state of reduced comprehension, coherence, and capacity to reason, is one of the most common problems encountered in medicine, accounting for…
GAIT AND BALANCE DISORDERS
PREVALENCE, MORBIDITY, AND MORTALITY Print Section Listen Gait and balance problems are common in the elderly and contribute to the risk of falls and injury. Gait disorders have been described…
PAIN: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The province of medicine is to preserve and restore health and to relieve suffering. Understanding pain is essential to both of these goals. Because pain is…
VIDEO LIBRARY OF GAIT DISORDERS
INTRODUCTION Print Section Related posts: GAIT AND BALANCE DISORDERS SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY CLASSIFICATION OF THE SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS BIOLOGY OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASES HIV NEUROLOGY MENINGITIS, ENCEPHALITIS, BRAIN ABSCESS, AND EMPYEMA
DIZZINESS AND VERTIGO
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Dizziness is an imprecise symptom used to describe a variety of sensations that include vertigo, light-headedness, faintness, and imbalance. When used to describe a sense of…
ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS: EEG, EVOKED POTENTIALS, AND EMG
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY Print Section Listen The electrical activity of the brain (the electroencephalogram [EEG]) is easily recorded from electrodes placed on the scalp. The potential difference between pairs of electrodes on…
TECHNIQUE OF LUMBAR PUNCTURE
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen In experienced hands, lumbar puncture (LP) is usually a safe procedure. Major complications are extremely uncommon but can include cerebral herniation, injury to the spinal cord…
VIDEO ATLAS OF THE DETAILED NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The comprehensive neurologic examination is an irreplaceable tool for the efficient diagnosis of neurologic disorders. Mastery of its details requires knowledge of normal nervous system anatomy…
