Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Pupils
Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Pupils Aki Kawasaki The pupillary light reflex is composed of an afferent limb and an efferent limb (Fig. 11.1). The afferent limb signals pupillomotor…
Approach to the Patient with Visual Loss
Approach to the Patient with Visual Loss James J. Corbett Visual loss as a primary complaint varies depending on whether one or both eyes are affected. Is the visual loss…
Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders
Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders Mark Eric Dyken This chapter focuses on primary sleep disorders described in the second edition of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD)….
Approach to the Patient with Gait Disturbances and Recurrent Falls
Approach to the Patient with Gait Disturbances and Recurrent Falls Rodger J. Elble Jorge C. Kattah Locomotor disturbances are common in all age groups but are particularly common among older…
Approach to the Patient with Syncope
Approach to the Patient with Syncope Peter A. Santucci Joseph G. Akar David J. Wilber Syncope is usually defined as transient loss of consciousness and postural tone followed by spontaneous…
Approach to the Patient with Seizures
Approach to the Patient with Seizures Vicenta Salanova A. Seizures result from the paroxysmal, hypersynchronous, abnormal activity of neurons in the cerebral cortex. Seizures are common symptoms and can be…
Approach to the Comatose Patient
Approach to the Comatose Patient Michael P. Merchut Interpersonal communication and cognitive behavior require sufficient wakefulness, arousal, or alertness. Patients in the persistent vegetative state appear conscious or awake at…
Approach to the Patient with Memory Impairment
Approach to the Patient with Memory Impairment Daniel Tranel Natalie L. Denburg Torricia H. Yamada The term amnesia refers to conditions in which patients lose, partly or completely, the ability…
Approach to the Patient with Aphasia
Approach to the Patient with Aphasia Jeffrey L. Saver Aphasia is a loss or impairment of language processing caused by brain damage. Language disorders are common manifestations of cerebral injury….
Approach to the Patient with Dementia
Approach to the Patient with Dementia Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner Neill R. Graff-Radford In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) criteria, dementia is defined as a decline in memory…
