Oxford handbook of neurology [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Neurological history and examination. Principles of neurological history taking -- The general examination -- Cranial nerve 1 (olfactory nerve) -- Cranial nerve 2 (optic nerve and visual pathway) -- Cranial nerves 3 (oculomotor), 4 (trochlear), and 6 (abducens) -- Cranial nerves 5 and 7-12 -- Examination of the upper and lower limbs -- Bedside cognitive testing, including language -- The mini-mental state examination (MMSE).

Neuroanatomy. The cranial cavity -- Dermatomes of the upper and lower limbs -- Innervation of the upper limbs -- Innervation of the lower limbs -- Cross-sections of the brain and spinal cord.

Common clinical presentations. Loss of consciousness -- Acute vertigo -- Acute headache (thunderclap headache) -- Acute neuromuscular weakness -- Acute focal neurological syndromes -- Spastic paraparesis -- Ataxia -- Acute visual failure -- Coma -- Coma prognosis -- Excessive daytime sleepiness -- Tremor -- Tics -- Chorea and athetosis -- Myoclonus -- Dystonia.

Neurological disorders. Cerebrovascular disease : stroke -- Management of stroke -- Prevention of ischaemic stroke -- Cerebral venous thrombosis -- Images in cerebrovascular disease -- Dementia : introduction -- Alzheimer's disease -- Frontotemporal dementia -- Other dementias -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- Epilepsy : introduction -- Management of epilepsy -- Women and epilepsy -- Epileptic seizures versus dissociative non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD) or pseudoseizures -- Management of status epilepticus -- Headache : migraine : introduction and clinical features -- Migraine : differential diagnosis, investigations, and IHS criteria -- Management of acute migraine : the stepped care regime -- Management of migraine prophylaxis -- Migraine and women -- Primary short-lasting headaches -- Cluster headache -- Trigeminal neuralgia -- Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) -- Trigeminal neuralgia -- Parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease : introduction -- Clinical features of parkinsonism and PD -- Differential diagnosis of PD and investigation -- Drug-induced parkinsonism -- Medical management of PD -- Surgical treatment of PD -- Management of other problems in PD -- Multiple system atrophy (MSA) -- Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) -- Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) -- Peripheral nerve disorders : introduction and clinical approach -- Diagnosis of peripheral nerve disorders -- Investigations in peripheral nerve disorders -- Diabetic neuropathies -- Guillain-Barr�e syndrome (GBS) -- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) -- Multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block (MMN-CB) -- Vasculitic neuropathy -- Muscle disorders : classification and clinical features -- Muscle disorders : investigations -- Dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis -- Motor neuron disease : introduction and clinical features -- Motor neuron disease : investigations and management -- Multiple sclerosis : introduction and clinical features -- Multiple sclerosis : investigations and diagnosis -- Multiple sclerosis : management -- Myasthenia gravis : introduction, clinical features, and investigations -- Myasthenia gravis : management -- Paraneoplastic disorders : introduction -- Paraneoplastic syndromes : central nervous system -- Paraneoplastic syndromes : peripheral nervous system -- Paraneoplastic syndromes : investigations and management -- Vertigo, dizziness, and unsteadiness : introduction -- Dizziness, unsteadiness, or "off balance" : neurological causes -- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) -- Dizziness, unsteadiness, or "off balance" : non-neurological causes -- Neurogenetic disorders : introduction -- Hereditary ataxias -- Genetic neuropathies -- Inherited myopathies -- Myotonic dystrophy (MD) -- Inherited movement disorders -- Inherited mitochondrial disorders -- Inherited dementias -- Inherited neurocutaneous syndromes -- Hereditary metabolic diseases -- Infectious diseases : bacterial meningitis -- Viral encephalitis -- Neurology of HIV/AIDS : introduction -- Neurological disorders due to HIV -- Opportunistic infections associated with HIV -- MRI images in infectious diseases -- Lumbar puncture -- Intravenous immunoglobulin (IV Ig) -- Diagnosis of brainstem death.

Neurosurgery. Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) -- Imaging of SAH : examples -- Spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) -- Imaging of ICH : examples -- Cerebral aneurysms -- Cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) -- Cavernous haemangioma (cavernoma) and developmental venous anomaly (DVA) -- Dural arteriovenous fistulae (dAVF) -- Hydrocephalus -- Complications of shunts -- Intracranial tumours -- Intracranial tumours : management of specific tumours -- Imaging of intracranial tumours : examples -- Imaging of spinal tumours : examples -- Head injuries (HI) -- Management of specific head injuries -- Imaging of head injuries : examples -- Spinal injuries -- Imaging of spinal injuries : examples -- Degenerative spinal conditions : cervical spine -- Degenerative spinal conditions : thoracic and lumbar spine -- Imaging of degenerative spinal conditions : examples -- Developmental abnormalities -- Imaging of developmental abnormalities : examples -- Syringomyelia.

Clinical neurophysiology. Introduction -- Electroencephalography (EEG) : introduction -- EEG : use and abuse -- EEG : abnormal rhythms -- EEG and epilepsy -- EEG and diffuse cerebral dysfunction -- EEG in the intensive care unit -- Technical summary of nerve conduction studies (NCS) -- Peripheral nerve disorders : NCS abnormalities -- Technical summary of needle electromyography (EMG) -- Needle EMG : patterns of abnormality -- NCS and needle EMG findings in myopathies and motor axonal loss -- NCS and needle EMG findings in Guillain-Barr�e syndrome -- NCS and needle EMG findings in neuromuscular transmission disorders -- NCS and needle EMG findings -- Visual evoked responses(VERs) -- Somatosensory evoked potentials -- Brainstem auditory evoked responses (BAERs) -- Normal values in clinical neurophysiology.

Neuroradiology. Techniques in diagnostic radiology -- Cerebrovascular disease -- Subarachnoid haemorrhage -- Intracerebral haemorrhage -- Guidelines for head injury -- Imaging strategies for cervical spine trauma -- Guidelines for the neuroradiology of tumours -- CNS infections.

Appendices. Neurological disability scales -- Clinical pearls -- Neurological eponyms -- Useful contacts.

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The Oxford Handbook of Neurology is a practical and concise, quick reference guide for use on the ward and in clinical settings. It includes a wealth of information and invaluable clinical guidance passed down by generations of neurologists, but not often available in textbooks. The first section deals with taking a neurological history and examination, including the skills necessary to make a neurological assessment. The second section serves as a useful reference of neuroanatomy with neurological diagrams of the brachial and lumbosacral plexuses as well as the individual peripheral nerves in.

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