DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES

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CHAPTER 70 DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES Bradley F. Boeve HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Okazaki and colleagues first described Lewy bodies in the cerebral cortex in patients with dementia in 1961.1 Few reports…

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INVESTIGATIONS IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

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CHAPTER 77 INVESTIGATIONS IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Robert Brenner Investigations in the setting of multiple sclerosis have three main roles: to help support or refute the diagnosis, to provide insights into…

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VESTIBULAR SYSTEM DISORDERS

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CHAPTER 27 VESTIBULAR SYSTEM DISORDERS Linda M. Luxon, Doris-Eva Bamiou Humans have developed a sophisticated and complex mechanism for maintaining balance that relies on the integration and modulation of sensory…

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NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS OF CANCER TREATMENTS

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CHAPTER 100 NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS OF CANCER TREATMENTS William Whiteley, Robin Grant People with cancer frequently develop neurological symptoms. One of the dilemmas facing doctors is whether these symptoms are directly…

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INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES

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CHAPTER 89 INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES Mohammad Salajegheh, Marinos C. Dalakas The inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of acquired diseases of skeletal muscle. They have in common the presence of varying…

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PARKINSON’S DISEASE

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CHAPTER 71 PARKINSON’S DISEASE Anthony H.V. Schapira Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease with initial clinical features that are predominantly the result of loss of dopaminergic neurons in the…

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SPINAL TRAUMA

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CHAPTER 104 SPINAL TRAUMA Thomas Kossmann, Ilan Freedman, Cristina Morganti-Kossmann Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event for patients and their families, with many severe medical, social, and economic…

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NEUROSARCOIDOSIS AND NEURO-BEHÇET’S DISEASE

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CHAPTER 96 NEUROSARCOIDOSIS AND NEURO-BEHÇET’S DISEASE Carlos A. Pardo-Villamizar NEUROSARCOIDOSIS Neurosarcoidosis is a localized manifestation of sarcoidosis involving the central nervous system (CNS) or peripheral nervous system (PNS). Sarcoidosis, a…

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