Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Jasvinder Chawla Venkata Reddy The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) suggests the terms complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS type I) for…
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain Maunak Rana Scott W. Jellish The International Association for the Study of Pain defines chronic pain as pain that is present for 3 months beyond the inciting event….
Therapy of Migraine, Cluster, and Tension Headaches
Therapy of Migraine, Cluster, and Tension Headaches James R. Couch Jr. John F. Rothrock I. MIGRAINE THERAPY A. Theoretical considerations for migraine therapy. Most current theories of migraine relate in…
Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction Robert M. Pascuzzi Cynthia L. Bodkin I. MYASTHENIA GRAVIS Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder of neuromuscular transmission involving the production of autoantibodies directed…
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral Neuropathy John C. Kincaid Peripheral neuropathy is the general term for diseases that affect the peripheral nervous system. The primary sites of pathology are the cell bodies, the axons,…
Spinal Cord Disorders
Spinal Cord Disorders Athena Kostidis Edward C. Daly I. DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS Developmental disorders occasionally cause pain or progressive neurologic dysfunction in adults. Others are found incidentally. A. Chiari’s malformations are…
Neurologic Complications in AIDS
Neurologic Complications in AIDS Bruce A. Cohen I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS The nervous system is involved early in the course of HIV infection and may produce the presenting clinical manifestations. Early…
Central Nervous System Infections
Central Nervous System Infections Laura M. Tormoehlen Karen L. Roos I. BACTERIAL MENINGITIS The initial signs and symptoms of bacterial meningitis are fever, stiff neck, headache, lethargy, confusion or coma,…
