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Roos, Karen L.
Emergency Neurology [electronic resource] / edited by Karen L. Roos. - XII, 394 p. 81 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.
Preface -- Headache in the Emergency Department -- Low Back Pain Emergencies -- Dizziness and Vertigo Presentations in the Emergency Department -- Syncope -- Acute Visual Loss -- Diplopia, Third Nerve Palsies and Sixth Nerve Palsies -- Facial Nerve Palsy -- Acute Stroke Evaluation and Management -- Intracerebral Hemorrhage -- Seizures and Status Epilepticus -- Central Nervous System Infections -- Weakness (Guillain-Barré Syndrome) -- Spinal Cord Compression and Myelopathies -- Movement Disorder Emergencies -- Encephalopathy -- Acute Respiratory Failure in Neuromuscular Disorders -- Coma and Brain Death -- Neurotoxicology Emergencies -- Substance Abuse, Somatization and Personality Disorders.
The most common problems for which patients present to the Emergency Department are neurological disorders, including stroke, syncope, back pain and headache. The etiology of the patient's symptoms may be life-threatening, that is, when headache is due to subarachnoid hemorrhage or meningitis, or life-altering, that is, when back pain or weakness is due to spinal cord compression, if not diagnosed and treated urgently. This is a comprehensive textbook of the disorders that are neurological emergencies, including their differential diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment. Designed for any practitioner who makes time-sensitive decisions, Emergency Neurology is an indispensable, one-stop resource to aid your clinical decision-making.
9780387885858
Medicine.
Emergency medicine.
Critical care medicine.
Neurology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Neurology.
Emergency Medicine.
Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.
RC346-429.2
616.8
Emergency Neurology [electronic resource] / edited by Karen L. Roos. - XII, 394 p. 81 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.
Preface -- Headache in the Emergency Department -- Low Back Pain Emergencies -- Dizziness and Vertigo Presentations in the Emergency Department -- Syncope -- Acute Visual Loss -- Diplopia, Third Nerve Palsies and Sixth Nerve Palsies -- Facial Nerve Palsy -- Acute Stroke Evaluation and Management -- Intracerebral Hemorrhage -- Seizures and Status Epilepticus -- Central Nervous System Infections -- Weakness (Guillain-Barré Syndrome) -- Spinal Cord Compression and Myelopathies -- Movement Disorder Emergencies -- Encephalopathy -- Acute Respiratory Failure in Neuromuscular Disorders -- Coma and Brain Death -- Neurotoxicology Emergencies -- Substance Abuse, Somatization and Personality Disorders.
The most common problems for which patients present to the Emergency Department are neurological disorders, including stroke, syncope, back pain and headache. The etiology of the patient's symptoms may be life-threatening, that is, when headache is due to subarachnoid hemorrhage or meningitis, or life-altering, that is, when back pain or weakness is due to spinal cord compression, if not diagnosed and treated urgently. This is a comprehensive textbook of the disorders that are neurological emergencies, including their differential diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment. Designed for any practitioner who makes time-sensitive decisions, Emergency Neurology is an indispensable, one-stop resource to aid your clinical decision-making.
9780387885858
Medicine.
Emergency medicine.
Critical care medicine.
Neurology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Neurology.
Emergency Medicine.
Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.
RC346-429.2
616.8