Description
Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series, Emergency Neurology uses a case-based approach to cover challenging cases for clinicians caring for patients with urgent neurologic illnesses, addressing difficult questions of diasnosis and treatment. Each chapter provides a discussion of the diagnosis, key points to remember, and selected references for further reading. For this new edition, all cases and references have been updated, reflecting the advances in emergency neurologic care. Emergency Neurology is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter difficult patients, who are in need of timely emergency treatment. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer the question, "What do I do now?"
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsSection 1Diagnostic DilemmasChapter 1. Neurologic Deficits Following Carotid EndarterectomyChapter 2. Prolonged Migraine AuraChapter 3. Acute Generalized WeaknessChapter 4. SyncopeChapter 5. Monocular Vision LossChapter 6. Thunderclap HeadacheChapter 7. Generalized Convulsive Status EpilepticusChapter 8. Hospital-Acquired DeliriumChapter 9. Coma with FeverChapter 10. Refractory VertigoChapter 11. Febrile DystoniaChapter 12. MyelopathyChapter 13. Neurologic Complications of Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsChapter 14. Cauda Equina SyndromeChapter 15. Intracranial Mass in a Person with HIVChapter 16. Rapidly Progressive DementiaChapter 17. Functional HemiparesisChapter 18. Acute MyopathySection 2Treatment DilemmasChapter 19. Cardioembolic Stroke with Contraindications to AnticoagulationChapter 20. Recurring Transient Ischemic AttackChapter 21. Acute NeuralgiaChapter 22. Intractable MigraineChapter 23. Intracerebral Hemorrhage on AnticoagulationChapter 24. First-Time SeizureChapter 25. Acute Stroke Up to 24 HoursChapter 26. Acute Cervical RadiculopathyChapter 27. Post-Cardiac Arrest ManagementChapter 28. Myasthenic CrisisChapter 29. Encephalopathy and Seizure After TransplantChapter 30. Recurring Psychogenic Nonepileptic SpellsChapter 31. Migraine in a Pregnant PatientSection 3Pediatric DilemmasChapter 32. Acute Migraine in ChildChapter 33. Febrile SeizureChapter 34. Acute Ataxia in a ChildChapter 35. Concussion in an AdolescentChapter 36. Acute stroke in an Adolescent
