Table of Contents
Introduction.
Section 1 Investigations.
1 Routine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis.
2 Use of imaging in cerebrovascular disease.
3 Use of imaging in multiple sclerosis.
4 Neurophysiological tests and neuroimaging procedures in non-acute headache.
5 Use of anti-interferon beta antibody measurements in multiple sclerosis.
6 Use of antibody testing in nervous system disorders.
7 Use of skin biopsy in the diagnosis of small fibre neuropathy.
8 Assessment of neuropathic pain.
Section 2 Major Neurological Diseases.
9 Ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack.
10 Drug treatment of migraine.
11 Cluster headache and other trigemino-autonomic cephalgias.
12 Diagnosis and treatment of primary (idiopathic) dystonia.
13 Mild traumatic brain injury.
14 Early (uncomplicated) Parkinson's disease.
15 Late (complicated) Parkinson's disease.
16 Alzheimer's disease.
Section 3 Neuromuscular Diseases.
17 Management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
18 Post-polio syndrome.
19 Autoimmune neuromuscular transmission disorders.
20 Chronic infl ammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.
21 Multifocal motor neuropathy.
22 Paraproteinaemic demyelinating neuropathies.
23 Limb girdle muscular dystrophies.
Section 4 Infections.
24 Neurological complications of HIV infection.
25 Viral meningo-encephalitis.
Section 5 Neurological Problems.
26 Treatment of neuropathic pain.
27 Acute relapses of multiple sclerosis.
28 Status epilepticus.
29 Alcohol-related seizures.
30 Brain metastases.
31 Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes.
32 Nystagmus and oscillopsia.
33 Orthostatic hypotension.
34 Cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis.
35 Cerebral vasculitis.
36 Neurological problems in liver transplantation.
37 Fatty acid mitochondrial disorders.
Section 6 Sleep Disorders.
38 Management of narcolepsy in adults.
39 Sleep disorders in neurodegenerative disorders and stroke.
Section 7 Rehabilitation.
40 Cognitive rehabilitation.
Index.
