Principles and Practice of Emergency Neurology
Handbook for Emergency Physicians

This essential handbook for emergency clinicians integrates neurology with the practical demands of emergency care.

Sid M. Shah (Edited by), Kevin M. Kelly (Edited by)

9780521009805, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 18 February 2003

454 pages, 100 b/w illus. 40 tables
25.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.95 kg

'As an aid to the assessment of an individual patient, or to understand more about specific neurological conditions, this text is invaluable … I am sure it will be used widely.' Accident & Emergency Nursing

In this handbook, the emergency physician-neurologist editorial team from the acclaimed comprehensive text Emergency Neurology bring its expertise to a readily accessible reference tool for the emergency department. With a symptom-based emphasis, the text, tables, and illustrations guide the emergency physician in the recognition, diagnosis, and management of neurological disorders both common and complex. Integrating fundamental neurological concepts with the practical realities and demands of emergency care, this handbook features management algorithms for dozens of conditions, and a list of 'pearls and pitfalls' at the conclusion of each of the 38 chapters. This survey of best practices in emergency neurology provides succinct and crucial clinical information for all emergency physicians who diagnose and manage neurologic disorders such as headache, seizure, and spinal cord injury. Emphasizing efficient neurological examination techniques, this is an essential handbook for emergency physicians, internists, and residents.

Part I. Neurological Examination and Neurodiagnostic Testing: 1. Neurological examination Thomas F. Scott and Sid M. Shah
2. Neuroimaging Andrew Goldberg and Janene Hecker
3. Electroencephalography Ivo Drury
4. Lumbar puncture James Valeriano and Daniel Ammons
Part II. Common Neurological Presentations: 5. Altered level of consciousness Lara Kunschner and J. Stephen Huff
6. Headache Robert Kaniecki and Merle L. Diamond
7. Weakness George Small and David Chuirazzi
8. Dizziness Kevin M. Kelly, Tom Stein and Moises Arriaga
9. Seizures Kevin M. Kelly and Nicholas Colovos
10. Gait disturbance Jon Brillman
Part III. Specific Neurological Conditions: 11. Central nervous system infections in adults Paul Blackburn, Earl Reisdorff, Oliver Hayes and Anthony Briningstool
12. Cerebrovascular disease Michael Frankel, Marc Chimowitz, Rashmi Kothari and Sam Josvai
13. Movement disorders Sid M. Shah, Roger Albin and Susan Baser
14. Peripheral nervous system and neuromuscular disorders John Wald and James Albers
15. Guillain barre syndrome Sandeep Rana and Sid M. Shah
16. Myasthenia gravis George Small and Mara Aloi
17. Musculoskeletal and neurogenic pain Robert Kaniecki and L. R. Sears
18. Neuro-ophthalmology Dennis Hanlon and Eric Eggenberger
19. Multiple sclerosis Thomas Scott
20. Dementia Judith Heidebrink and Norman Foster
21. Brain tumors and other neuro-oncological emergencies Herbert Newton
22. Neuropsychiatry Craig Taylor
23. Increased intracranial pressure and herniation syndromes Amy Blasen and Sid M. Shah
24. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Eric Eggenberger and Sid M. Shah
25. Normal pressure hydrocephalus Oliver Hayes and Lara Kunschner
26. Non-traumatic spinal cord injury Michael Millin, Sid M. Shah and David Wright
27. Sleep disorders Sinan Baran
Part IV. Neurological Trauma: 28. Traumatic brain injury Chris Carpenter, Lee Warren, Kevin Gingrich and James E. Wilberger, Jr
29. Spinal cord injury Charles Bill and Vanessa Harkins
30. Peripheral nerve injuries Patricia B. Josefczyk and Mark Baratz
Part V. Pediatric Neurological Emergencies: 31. Hydrocephalus and shunts in children Stephen Guertin and Anthony Briningstool
32. Pediatric infections of the central nervous system Jane Turner and Anthony Briningstool
33. Pediatric cerebrovascular disorders Imad Jarjour and Liza Squires
34. Pediatric seizures Mont Roberts and Rae Hanson
35. Hypotonic infant Marsha Rappley and Sid M. Shah
Part VI. Pregnancy-Related Neurological Emergencies: 36. Pregnancy-related neurological emergencies Mary Hughes and Page Pennell
Part VII. Neurotoxicology: 37. Neurotoxicology Fred Harchelroad and David Overton
Part VIII. Brain Death: 38. Brain death David Zich and Jon Brillman.

Subject Areas: Accident & emergency medicine [MMK], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]