Full Description
Algorithmic Approaches for the Diagnosis of Common Neurological Emergencies is a practical resource aimed at clinicians working in the field of neurology. This volume serves as a valuable guide to help manage patients with neurological emergencies with limited resources. By providing an algorithmic approach to diagnosing patients, this volume will help the clinicians to quickly and systematically approach the patients, minimizing the risk of missing common neurological emergencies. Offering case studies and various common neurological scenarios, readers will be able to pick up on warning signs of serious neurological emergencies and treat patients effectively.
Contents
1. Diagnostic approach to coma
2. Understanding seizure
3. Exploring limb weakness
4. Clinical implications of anisocoria
5. Neck rigidity and meningeal signs
6. Investigating fever in neurocritical care
7. Diagnostic insight of headache in the emergency room and critical care
8. Identifying causes of agitation
9. Triggers of nausea/vomiting in neurological emergencies
10. Approach to respiratory distress in neurocritical care
11. Assessing vertigo and dizziness
12. Evaluating dysphagia
13. Dealing with diplopia
14. Approaches to facial palsy
15. Recognizing tinnitus and hearing loss
16. Exploring visual loss
17. Approach to hemodynamic instability in neurocritical care
18. Assessing polyuria in neurocritical care
19. Understanding ataxia
20. Diagnosis and approaches to language disturbances
21. Dealing with autonomic dysfunction
