Put key neurology information at your fingertips and successfully apply it in practice with Practical Neurology, Fifth Edition. This popular reference is a concise complement to core neurology texts, providing easy access to the clinically relevant information you need to know. Organized in a reader-friendly outline format with straightforward, templated chapters, this edition contains new chapters that highlight recent advances in neurotherapeutics and clinical neurosciences, 82 new clinical videos, and fully updated content throughout.

Key Features: 

• Features five all-new chapters: Approach to the Ataxic Patient, Approach to the Patient with Functional Disorders in the Neurology Clinic, Approach to the Patient with Suspected Brain Death, Approach to Common Emergencies in Pediatric Neurology, and Inherited Metabolic Neurologic Disorders.
• Includes access to more than 80 new clinical videos online, providing real-world exposure to a variety of clinical problems.
• Uses a problem-oriented format that shows you how to approach the patient with a variety of disorders; the second half of the book discusses treatment options.
• Presents the tried-and-true approaches of seasoned practitioners, as well as fresh perspectives from new authors.

Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:

• Complete content with enhanced navigation
• Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web
• Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation
• Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text
• Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues
• Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Contents

۱ Approach to the Patient with Acute Confusional State (Delirium/Encephalopathy)
۲ Approach to the Patient with Dementia
۳ Approach to the Patient with Aphasia
۴ Approach to the Patient with Memory Impairment
۵ Approach to the Comatose Patient
۶ Approach to the Patient with Seizures
۷ Approach to the Patient with Syncope
۸ Approach to the Patient with Gait Disturbance and Recurrent Falls
۹ Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders
۱۰ Approach to the Patient with Visual Loss
۱۱ Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Pupils
۱۲ Approach to the Patient with Diplopia
۱۳ Approach to the Patient with Facial Numbness
۱۴ Approach to the Patient with Facial Pain
۱۵ Approach to the Patient with Facial Weakness
۱۶ Approach to the Patient with Dizziness and Vertigo
۱۷ Approach to the Patient with Hearing Loss
۱۸ Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia
۱۹ Approach to the Patient with Dysarthria
۲۰ Approach to the Patient with Acute Headache
۲۱ Approach to the Patient with Chronic and Recurrent Headache
۲۲ Approach to the Patient with Neck Pain and/or Arm Pain
۲۳ Approach to the Patient with Low Back Pain, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, and Lumbar Stenosis
۲۴ Approach to the Patient with Upper Extremity Pain and Paresthesias and Entrapment Neuropathies
۲۵ Approach to the Patient with Lower Extremity Pain, Paresthesias, and Entrapment Neuropathies
۲۶ Approach to the Patient with Failed Back Syndrome
۲۷ Approach to the Patient with Acute Sensory Loss
۲۸ Approach to the Hyperkinetic Patient
۲۹ Approach to the Ataxic Patient
۳۰ Approach to the Hypokinetic Patient
۳۱ Approach to the Patient with Acute Muscle Weakness
۳۲ Approach to the Patient with Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension, Sexual and Urinary Dysfunction, and Other Autonomic Disorders
۳۳ Approach to the Patient with Functional Disorders in the Neurology Clinic
۳۴ Approach to the Patient with Suspected Brain Death
۳۵ Neuroimaging of Common Neurologic Conditions
۳۶ Approach to the Selection of Electrodiagnostic, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Other Ancillary Testing
۳۷ Approach to Common Office Problems of Pediatric Neurology
۳۸ Approach to Common Emergencies in Pediatric Neurology
۳۹ Approach to Ethical Issues in Neurology
۴۰ Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
۴۱ Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease
۴۲ Epilepsies in Children
۴۳ Epilepsy in Adults
۴۴ Multiple Sclerosis
۴۵ Movement Disorders
۴۶ Dementia
۴۷ Central Nervous System Infections
۴۸ Neurologic ComplicationsinAcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome
۴۹ Inherited Metabolic Neurologic Disorders
۵۰ Spinal Cord Disorders
۵۱ Peripheral Neuropathy
۵۲ Myopathy
۵۳ Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
۵۴ Therapy of Migraine, Tension-Type, and Cluster Headache
۵۵ Chronic Pain
۵۶ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
۵۷ Primary Central Nervous System Tumors
۵۸ Nervous System Complications of Cancer
۵۹ Neurotoxicology
۶۰ Sleep Disorders
۶۱ Dizziness and Vertigo
۶۲ Neurologic Diseases in Pregnancy
۶۳ The ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies