Blueprints Neurology / Edition 5

Blueprints Neurology / Edition 5

by Frank Drislane M.D.
ISBN-10:
1496387392
ISBN-13:
9781496387394
Pub. Date:
12/14/2018
Publisher:
LWW
ISBN-10:
1496387392
ISBN-13:
9781496387394
Pub. Date:
12/14/2018
Publisher:
LWW
Blueprints Neurology / Edition 5

Blueprints Neurology / Edition 5

by Frank Drislane M.D.
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Overview

Succinct, logically organized, and supported by more than 100 board-style review questions, Blueprints Neurology delivers a complete review of key topics and concepts optimized for clerkship, shelf review, and USMLE preparation. This concise approach pares coverage to a perfect length for clerkship rotations and reinforces understanding with clinical vignettes, detailed diagnostic and treatment information, and case-based review questions at the end of the book with complete answer explanations.

• Concise, succinct chapters save time and focus your review on the most essential concepts.
• Extensively revised to include new and relevant content
• Updated! More than 100 board-style review questions detail correct and incorrect answers for comprehensive shelf and USMLE preparation.
• Updated! Case-based vignettes help you translate concepts to a clinical context and confidently prepare for clerkship.
• Newly added 4-full color highlights key content for a faster, more effcient review.
• eBook available for purchase. Fast, smart, and convenient, today’s eBooks can transform learning. These interactive, fully searchable tools offer 24/7 access on multiple devices, the ability to highlight and share notes, and more


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781496387394
Publisher: LWW
Publication date: 12/14/2018
Series: Blueprints Series
Edition description: Fifth
Pages: 296
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Reviewers vii

Preface x

Acknowledgments xi

Abbreviations xii

Part 1 Basics of Neurology 1

1 The Neurologic Examination 3

2 Neurologic Investigations 10

Part 2 Common Neurologic Symptoms 19

3 The Approach to Coma and Altered Consciousness 21

4 Neuro-Ophthalmology 29

5 The Approach to Weakness 40

6 The Sensory System 48

7 Dizziness, Vertigo, and Syncope 54

8 Ataxia and Gait Disorders 58

9 Urinary and Sexual Dysfunction 63

10 Headache and Facial Pain 69

Part 3 Neurologic Disorders 75

11 Aphasia and Other Disorders of Higher Cortical Function 77

12 Dementia 84

13 Sleep Disorders 92

14 Vascular Disease 96

15 Seizures 103

16 Movement Disorders 111

17 Head Trauma 119

18 Systemic and Metabolic Disorders 124

19 Central Nervous System Tumors 131

20 Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System 139

21 Infections of the Nervous System 145

22 Disorders of the Spinal Cord 152

23 The Peripheral Nervous System 159

24 Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction and Skeletal Muscle 169

25 Pediatric Neurology 178

Questions 186

Answers 199

Appendix Evidence-Based Resources 209

Index 212

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