To the non-neurologist, neurology can be one of the most intimidating fields of medicine, yet it includes many common problems faced in everyday primary care practice. Written specifically for the general clinician, Practical Approach to the Neurological Patient: A Clinician's Guide provides clear, up-to-date, and easy-to-understand guidance on commonly encountered issues, helping you take an informed approach to patients with neurological concerns. Dr. William J. Mullally and a team of expert contributing authors address headache, dizziness, stroke, pain, head trauma, and much more, making this volume an indispensable resource for primary care practitioners, internists, family practitioners, medical specialists, medical residents, nurse practitioners, physician associates, and students.
Key Features
- Offers concise, comprehensive content designed to help guide the primary care provider or non-neurologist on how to manage patients with common neurological conditions.
- Covers timely topics such as women’s neurology, neurogenetics, pain neurology, sleep disorders, dementia, and headache (including facial pain).
- Includes Key Points in every chapter, MRI images that show brain lesions, figures and tables throughout, and clinical algorithms to support everyday decision making.
- Features multidisciplinary input from physician authors who are contributors to the American Journal of Medicine, as well as a nurse practitioner and physician associates.
Author Information
Edited by William J. Mullally, Associate Chief of Clinical Neurology, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Former Director of Sports Neurology and Concussion Program, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Graham Headache Center, Harvard Medical School, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
1 The Neurological Examination
2 Introduction to Neuroimaging
3 Introduction to Neurogenetics
4 Neuro-ophthalmology
5 Cerebrovascular Disease
6 Traumatic Brain Injury
7 Encephalopathy
8 Brain and Spine Tumors
9 Infections of the Nervous System
10 Autoimmune Neurologic Disorders
11 Headache
12 Facial Pain and Cranial Neuralgias
13 A Review of Women’s Neurology
14 Parkinson disease and Parkinsonism
15 Dementia
16 Introduction to Neuropsychological Assessment
and Intervention
17 Spinal Cord Disorders: Myelopathy
18 Myopathy
19 Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of
Peripheral Neuropathy
20 Motor Neuron Disease
21 Demyelinating Disease
22 Autonomic Disorders
23 Gait Disorders
24 Epilepsy
25 Dizziness
26 Sleep Disorders
27 Pain Neurology
Index