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“Well written, easy to read, and highly educational, this book is a very nice addition to a neurologist's professional library.” (Doody’s, 2 November 2012)
1 Guidance for the preparation of neurological management guidelines by EFNS Scientific Task Forces: revised recommendations 2004, 5
2 Neurostimulation therapy for neuropathic pain, 11
3 Trigeminal neuralgia management, 31
4 Molecular diagnosis of neurogenetic disorders: general issues, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease and dystonias, 51
5 Molecular diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders, 61
6 Molecular diagnosis of ataxias and spastic paraplegias, 73
7 Molecular diagnosis of channelopathies, epilepsies, migraine, stroke and dementias, 87
8 Molecular diagnosis of neurogenetic disorders: motoneuron, peripheral nerve and muscle disorders, 97
9 Intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of neurological diseases, 111
10 Sleep disorders in neurodegenerative disorders and stroke, 129
11 Management of community-acquired bacterial meningitis, 145
12 Diagnosis and management of European lyme neuroborreliosis, 159
13 Disease-specifi c cerebrospinal fluid investigations, 175
14 Neuroimaging in the management of motor neuron diseases, 199
15 Management of low-grade gliomas, 213
16 Treatment of tension-type headache, 225
17 Diagnosis, therapy and prevention of Wernicke's encephalopathy, 239
18 Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage, 253
19 Diagnostic approach to pauci- or asymptomatic hyperCKemia, 279
20 Diagnosis and management of neuromyelitis optica, 287
21 Screening for tumours in paraneoplastic syndromes, 309
22 Treatment of miscellaneous idiopathic headache disorders, 321
23 Treatment of medication overuse headache, 337
Index, 345
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