Adams and Victor’s Principles of Neurology,9780071416207

Adams and Victor’s Principles of Neurology

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Edition: 8th
ISBN13: 9780071416207
ISBN10: 007141620X
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-03-29
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Professional
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Summary

A new take on the classic, definitive text on the full spectrum of neurology. Reflecting a modern approach to neurology, Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 8/e new format highlights a more complete and accessible approaches to treatment and clinical management strategies. This thoroughly revised edition features more coverage of treatment and neuroimaging, renown signs and symptoms sections integrated throughout, and over 800 illustrations.

Author Biography

Allan Ropper, M.D
Professor of Neurology
Tufts Medical College
Chief of Neurology
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Robert H. Brown, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Director, Neuromuscular Laboratories
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Bob Brown is one of the leading experts on ALS(Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and other neuromuscular diseases. Allan Ropper has distinguished himself as the preeminent thought-leader in the field of neurologic emergencies, and continues to hold annual educational symposia on this topic at the annual AAN meeting.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
PART 1 THE CLINICAL METHOD OF NEUROLOGY
1(34)
Approach to the Patient with Neurologic Disease
3(8)
Special Techniques for Neurologic Diagnosis
11(24)
PART 2 CARDINAL MANIFESTATIONS OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASE
35(2)
SECTION 1 DISORDERS OF MOTILITY
37(72)
Motor Paralysis
39(16)
Abnormalities of Movement and Posture due to Disease of the Basal Ganglia
55(16)
Incoordination and Other Disorders of Cerebellar Function
71(9)
Tremor, Myoclonus, Focal Dystonias, and Ties
80(20)
Disorders of Stance and Gait
100(9)
SECTION 2 PAIN AND OTHER DISORDERS OF SOMATIC SENSATION, HEADACHE, AND BACKACHE
109(84)
Pain
111(18)
Other Somatic Sensation
129(15)
Headache and Other Craniofacial Pains
144(24)
Pain in the Back, Neck, and Extremities
168(25)
SECTION 3 DISORDERS OF THE SPECIAL SENSES
193(76)
Disorders of Smell and Taste
195(8)
Disturbances of Vision
203(19)
Disorders of Ocular Movement and Pupillary Function
222(24)
Deafness, Dizziness, and Disorders of Equilibrium
246(23)
SECTION 4 EPILEPSY AND DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
269(84)
Epilepsy and Other Seizure Disorders
271(31)
Coma and Related Disorders of Consciousness
302(20)
Faintness and Syncope
322(11)
Sleep and Its Abnormalities
333(20)
SECTION 5 DERANGEMENTS OF INTELLECT, BEHAVIOR, AND LANGUAGE DUE TO DIFFUSE AND FOCAL CEREBRAL DISEASE
353(78)
Delirium and Other Acute Confusional States
355(12)
Dementia and the Amnesic (Korsakoff) Syndrome with Comments on the Neurology of Intelligence and Memory
367(18)
Neurologic Disorders Caused by Lesions in Particular Parts of the Cerebrum
385(28)
Disorders of Speech and Language
413(18)
SECTION 6 DISORDERS OF ENERGY, MOOD, AND AUTONOMIC AND ENDOCRINE FUNCTIONS
431(60)
Fatigue, Asthenia, Anxiety, and Depressive Reactions
433(9)
Limbic Lobes and the Neurology of Emotion
442(10)
Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System, Respiration, and Swallowing
452(28)
The Hypothalamus and Neuroendocrine Disorders
480(11)
PART 3 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE NEUROLOGY OF AGING
491(36)
Normal Development and Deviations in Development of the Nervous System
493(26)
The Neurology of Aging
519(8)
PART 4 MAJOR CATEGORIES OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASE
527(520)
Disturbances of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Its Circulation, Including Hydrocephalus, Pseudotumor Cerebri, and Low-Pressure Syndromes
529(17)
Intracranial Neoplasms and Paraneoplastic Disorders
546(46)
Infections of the Nervous System (Bacterial, Fungal, Spirochetal, Parasitic) and Sarcoidosis
592(39)
Viral Infections of the Nervous System, Chronic Meningitis, and Prion Diseases
631(29)
Cerebrovascular Diseases
660(87)
Craniocerebral Trauma
747(24)
Multiple Sclerosis and Allied Demyelinative Diseases
771(26)
The Inherited Metabolic Diseases of the Nervous System
797(53)
Developmental Diseases of the Nervous System
850(45)
Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System
895(64)
The Acquired Metabolic Disorders of the Nervous System
959(24)
Diseases of the Nervous System due to Nutritional Deficiency
983(21)
Alcohol and Alcoholism
1004(12)
Disorders of the Nervous System due to Drugs, Toxins, and Other Chemical Agents
1016(31)
PART 5 DISEASES OF SPINAL CORD, PERIPHERAL NERVE, AND MUSCLE
1047(238)
Diseases of the Spinal Cord
1049(43)
Electrophysiologic and Laboratory Aids in the Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Disease
1092(18)
Diseases of the Peripheral Nerves
1110(68)
Diseases of the Cranial Nerves
1178(13)
Principles of Clinical Myology: Diagnosis and Classification of Diseases of Muscle and Neuromuscular Junction
1191(11)
The Inflammatory Myopathies
1202(11)
The Muscular Dystrophies
1213(17)
The Metabolic and Toxic Myopathies
1230(14)
The Congenital Neuromuscular Disorders
1244(6)
Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
1250(15)
The Periodic Paralyses and Hereditary, Nondystrophic Myotonias
1265(11)
Disorders of Muscle Characterized by Cramp, Spasm, Pain, and Localized Masses
1276(9)
PART 6 PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
1285(48)
The Neuroses and Personality Disorders
1291(17)
Reactive Depression, Endogenous Depression, and Manic-Depressive Disease
1308(10)
The Schizophrenias and Paranoid States
1318(15)
Index 1333

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