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Overview
The Ultimate Neurology Clerkship Companion
Everything you need for your rotation in neurology is right at your fingertips in this portable, hands-on guide. With its streamlined coverage of diagnostic skills, symptom complexes, specific diseases, plus “Don't Miss Diagnoses,” FIRST EXPOSURE TO NEUROLOGY accelerates your mastery of the core competencies of the Neurology clerkship.
The ideal databank and toolset for your rotation
FIRST EXPOSURE TO NEUROLOGY enhances your rotation with:
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Meet the Author
Howard Kirshner, MD
Professor of Neurology Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Kirshner has been the neurology clerkship director at Vanderbilt for 23 years and was recently awarded that school’s prestigious “Master of Clinical Teaching Award.” Dr. Kirshner also served on the American Academy of Neurology’s education committee that formulated the core competencies that neurology clerkships should include.
Table of Contents
Contributors vii
Preface ix
Approaches to the Neurological Patient 1
The Neurological Examination 3
Localization of Neurological Lesions: Syndromes 39
Neurological Symptom Complexes 67
Weakness: Generalized and Focal 69
Clumsiness and Ataxia 75
Involuntary Movements 82
Gait Disorders 93
Bladder, Bowel, and Sexual Dysfunction 97
Dizziness and Vertigo 104
Vision Loss 110
Diplopia 116
Dysarthria 122
Dysphagia 128
Delirium and Encephalopathy 134
Dementias 142
Aphasia 154
Headache 166
Focal Pain Syndromes 177
Numbness and Paresthesias 186
Transient or Episodic Focal Symptoms 190
Transient Alteration of Consciousness 195
Sleep Disorders Kim Hutchison, MD 200
Developmental Disorders Gerald M. Fenichel, MD Howard S. Kirshner, MD 208
Approaches to Specific Neurological Diseases 215
NeurologicalEmergencies 217
Stroke 239
Seizure Disorders Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD Howard S. Kirshner, MD 257
Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, and Related Disorders 278
Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders 292
Essential Tremor 303
Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Diseases 307
Migraine and Related Headache Syndromes 316
Bell's Palsy 323
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 327
Peripheral Neuropathies Karl Misulis, MD, PhD 331
Myopathies Gerald M. Fenichel, MD 351
Myasthenia Gravis and Other Neuromuscular Junction Disorders Gerald M. Fenichel, MD 362
Brain Tumors Paul L. Moots, MD Michael L. Edgeworth, MD 369
Brain Death, Persistent Vegetative State, and Minimally Conscious State 388
Neurodiagnostic Tests Karl E. Misulis, MD, PhD 396
Index 413