Neurology and General Medicine E-Book

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Elsevier Health Sciences, 6 dec. 2007 - 1312 sidor
Better understand your patients' complete medical profile and provide the best possible care! This one-of-a-kind reference provides a practical look at neurological disease and how it affects, and is affected by, other disease. It helps neurologists manage patients with co-existing medical conditions, and helps internists understand and treat the neurological manifestations of patients' primary diseases. A new emphasis on diagnosis and management—including advances in pharmacology, genetic-based therapies, and new imaging techniques—makes this 4th Edition more clinically valuable than ever!Focused content highlights the vital links between neurology and other medical specialties, promoting a better understanding of all disciplines, as well as enhancing patient care. Comprehensive coverage of advances in pharmacology, such as new antibiotics for infectious diseases, helps you successfully manage a full range of diseases and disorders. An interdisciplinary team of authors provides insight into the neurological aspects of the conditions you see in daily practice. Easy-to-read chapters apply equally well to neurologists and non-neurologists, providing essential knowledge that covers the full spectrum of medical care. Expanded chapters emphasize key diagnostic and therapeutic information, including appropriate testing and treatments for neurological disease. An emphasis on advances in pharmacology and new imaging techniques helps you better manage your patients and understand how new drugs or therapies will affect your patients and practice. New chapters on auditory and vestibular disease, ocular disease, and cutaneous disease provide a well-rounded look at the specialty. Updated illustrations make complex concepts easier to understand and apply.
 

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Chapter 1 Breathing and the Nervous System
1
Chapter 2 Neurological Complications of Aortic Disease and Surgery
23
Chapter 3 Neurological Complications of Cardiac Surgery
45
Chapter 4 Neurological Complications of Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiac Surgery in Children
61
Chapter 5 Neurological Manifestations of Acquired Cardiac Disease Arrhythmias and Interventional Cardiology
75
Chapter 6 Neurological Manifestations of Infective Endocarditis
97
Chapter 7 Neurological Complications of Hypertension
115
Chapter 8 Postural Hypotension
141
Chapter 34 Sexual Dysfunction in Patients With Neurological Disorders
651
Chapter 35 Pregnancy and Disorders of the Nervous System
673
Chapter 36 DrugInduced Disorders of the Nervous System
695
Chapter 37 Alcohol and the Nervous System
721
Chapter 38 Neuropsychiatric Complications of Substance Abuse
735
Chapter 39 Neurological Complications of Toxin Exposure in the Workplace
749
Chapter 40 Acute Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System
769
Chapter 41 Spirochetal Infections of the Nervous System
789

Chapter 9 Neurological Complications of Cardiac Arrest
163
Chapter 10 Cardiac Manifestations of Acute Neurological Lesions
185
Chapter 11 Neurocutaneous Syndromes
201
Chapter 12 DermatologicalNeurological Interactions
217
Chapter 13 Neurological Manifestations of Hematological Disorders
227
Chapter 14 Hepatic Encephalopathy
265
Chapter 15 Other Neurological Disorders Associated With Gastrointestinal Liver or Pancreatic Diseases
281
Chapter 16 Disturbances of Gastrointestinal Motility and the Nervous System
293
Chapter 17 Nutritional Disorders of the Nervous System
311
Chapter 18 Neurological Dysfunction and Kidney Disease
327
Chapter 19 Neurological Manifestations of Electrolyte Disturbances
347
Chapter 20 Thyroid Disease and the Nervous System
357
Chapter 21 Diabetes and the Nervous System
383
Chapter 22 Sex Hormones and the Nervous System
409
Chapter 23 Other Endocrinopathies and the Nervous System
427
Chapter 24 Neurological Disorders Associated With Bone and Joint Disease
441
Chapter 25 Otoneurological Manifestations of Otological and Systemic Disease
467
Chapter 26 Orbital and Ocular Manifestations of Neurological Disease
483
Chapter 27 Paraneoplastic Syndromes Involving the Nervous System
503
Chapter 28 Neurological Complications of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
523
Chapter 29 Connective Tissue Diseases Vasculitis and the Nervous System
547
Chapter 30 Psychiatry and Neurology
575
Chapter 31 The Postconcussion Syndrome
593
Chapter 32 Neurological Aspects of Sleep
605
Chapter 33 Sphincter Disorders and the Nervous System
633
Chapter 42 Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System
803
Chapter 43 Neurological Complications of Leprosy
815
Chapter 44 Nervous System Complications of Systemic Viral Infections
827
Chapter 45 AIDS and the Nervous System
851
Chapter 46 Neurological Complications of Organ Transplantation and Immunosuppressive Agents
873
Chapter 47 HTLVI Infection and the Nervous System
887
Chapter 48 Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System
899
Chapter 49 Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System
921
Chapter 50 Neurological Complications of Vaccination
947
Chapter 51 Sarcoidosis of the Nervous System
959
Chapter 52 Neurological Complications in Critically Ill Patients
981
Chapter 53 Neurological Complications of Imaging Procedures
999
Chapter 54 Neurological Complications of Anesthesia
1015
Chapter 55 Neurological Complications of Thermal and Electrical Burns
1031
Chapter 56 Abnormalities of Thermal Regulation and the Nervous System
1045
Chapter 57 The Neurology of Aging
1061
Chapter 58 Seizures and General Medical Disorders
1077
Chapter 59 Movement Disorders Associated With General Medical Diseases
1095
Chapter 60 Neuromuscular Complications of General Medical Disorders
1123
Chapter 61 Stroke as a Complication of General Medical Disorders
1157
Chapter 62 Disorders of Consciousness in Systemic Diseases
1183
Chapter 63 Care at the End of Life
1199
Index
1209
Color Plates
1285
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Om författaren (2007)

Dr. Michael Aminoff was born and educated in England, graduating from University College London in 1962 and as a physician from University College Hospital Medical School in 1965. He subsequently trained in neurology and neurophysiology at The National Hospital (Queen Square) in London, and in 1974 moved to UCSF where he has been Professor of Neurology since 1982. He was Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratories at UCSF until 2004, when he became Executive Vice Chair of the department of neurology, and also directs the Parkinson’s Disease Clinic and Research Center, a National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence. He is the author of more than 230 published medical or scientific articles, as well as the author or editor of some 29 books. His published scientific contributions led to the award of a Doctorate in Science, an advanced doctorate in the Faculty of Science, by the University of London in 2000. He is the one of the two editors-in-chief of the four-volume Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences (2nd Edition, Academic Press, 2014), and one of the series editors of the multi-volume Handbook of Clinical Neurology (Elsevier). He was Editor-in Chief of the journal Muscle & Nerve from 1998 to 2007 and serves on numerous other editorial boards. He was a director of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology for 8 years, and chair of the board in 2011. Dr. Aminoff has received numerous prizes including the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine in 2006 and the A.B. Baker Award of the American Academy of Neurology for life-time achievements and contributions to medical education in 2007. In 2010, he was awarded the title of “Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. He is married and has three children, one a pediatric rheumatologist, another a federal defense attorney, and the third an assistant district attorney.

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