Contemporary Neurology

Contemporary Neurology compiles a large series of papers on the commonest neurological problems.
This book discusses the management of epilepsy, involuntary movements, nerve and muscle diseases, and multiple sclerosis. The areas on infections, cerebrovascular disease, trauma, intracranial pressure, and vertebral column are also elaborated. This text likewise describes medical procedures on how to do a lumbar and cisternal puncture.
Other topics include headache in children, hyperventilation, dizziness, funny turns-neurological, dysarthria, facial pain, and nystagmus. The weakness of the legs, loss of memory, coma, brain death, complications of alcoholism, and stupor and akinetic mutism are also covered.
This publication is valuable to clinicians and examination candidates preparing for the DPM, MRCP (UK) and Neurology/Psychiatry "Boards .

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Contemporary Neurology
Preface
List of Contributors
Chapter 1. Headache
Acute Single Episodes of Headache
Acute Recurrent Episodes of Headache
Headaches of Subacute Onset
Chronic Headache
Conclusion
Front Cover
References
Contemporary Neurology
Chapter 2. Headache in Children
Incidence
Acute Headache in A Previously Healthy Child
Recurrent Or Chronic Headaches
Unexplained Recurrent Headaches
Migraine
Tension Headache
Investigation in A Child with "Unexplained" Headaches
References
Chapter 3. Funny Turns-Neurological
Drop in Cerebral Perfusion
Basilar Ischaemia
Epilepsy
Breath-Holding Attacks in Children
Intermittent Obstructive Hydrocephalus
Trauma
Prostrating Vertigo
Cryptogenic Drop Attacks of Women
Narcolepsy
Metabolic Causes
Hyperventilation
Hysteria
Investigation and Management
References
Chapter 4. Funny Turns-Cardiac
Funny Turns Resulting From Cardiac Arrhythmias
Fainting
Carotid Sinus Syncope
Funny Turns in Patients with Pacemakers
Funny Turns That Do Not Involve Arrhythmias
Drugs
Cardiac Investigation of Patients with Funny Turn
References
Chapter 5. Hyperventilation
Diagnosis
Mechanisms of Action
Conclusion
References
Chapter 6. Dizziness
Children
Adults
Investigation
Management
References
Chapter 7. Dysarthria
Dysphonia
Dysphasia
The Causes of Dysarthria
Clinical Course
Dysarthria in Childhood
References
Chapter 8. Facial Pain
Infection
Ocular Causes
Dental Occlusion and Malfunction of the Temporomandibular Joint
Salivary Calculi
Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)
Trigeminal Neuropathy
Trigeminal Nerve Lesions
Atypical Facial Pain
Cluster Headaches
Migraine Variants
Causalgia
References
Chapter 9. Nystagmus
Clinically Significant Nystagmus
Nomenclature
Commoner Types of Nystagmus
Rarer Types of Nystagmus
Other Abnormal Ocular Movements
Summary
References
Chapter 10. Pins and Needles
Clinical Features
Diffuse Pins and Needles
Pins and Needles Localized to the Limbs
Pins and Needles Localized to An Area of A Limb
Chapter 11. The Wasted Hand
The Median Nerve
The Ulnar Nerve
Combined Median and Ulnar Nerve Lesions
Brachial Plexus
Spinal Cord Disease
Clinical Summary
References
Chapter 12. Weakness of the Legs
Acute Paraplegia
Chronic Spastic Paraparesis
Unilateral Spastic Weakness
Foot Drop
Proximal Weakness: The Quadriceps Syndrome
Other Causes of Weakness of the Legs
Chapter 13. Loss of Memory
Neuropathology of Amnesia
Psychogenic Factors
Permanent Amnesic States
Treatment
Addendum
References
Chapter 14. Stupor and Akinetic Mutism
Depressive Stupor
Catatonic Stupor
Organic Stupor (Akinetic Mutism)
Psychogenic Stupor
Simulated Stupor
Pathophysiology
Conclusion
References
Chapter 15. Coma
Diffuse Disorders
Localized Brain Disease
Plan of Treatment
References
Chapter 16. Brain Death
Clinical Criteria
Eeg
Cerebral Circulation
Conclusion
References
Chapter 17. Complications of Alcoholism
Intoxication Phenomena
Withdrawal Phenomena
Toxic and Deficiency Disorders
"Functional" Disorders with An Alcoholic Component
References
Management of Epilepsy
Chapter 18. Blackouts
Chapter 19. Emergency Treatment of Seizures
Single Seizure
Frequent Seizures
Chapter 20. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Aetiological Factors
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Overall Management
Eeg Investigation
Drug Treatment
Surgery For Epilepsy
Prognosis
Conclusion
References
Chapter 21. Surgery For Epilepsy
Indications
Resective Surgery
Functional Neurosurgery
Involuntary Movements
Chapter 22. Parkinson's Disease
Is There A Premorbid Parkinsonian Personality?
The Prodromal Phase
The Classic Presentation
Unusual Presentations
References
Chapter 23. Tics and Spasms
Definitions
History
Tics
Spasms
Differential Diagnosis of Tics and Spasms
References
Chapter 24. Tremor
Characteristics and Classification of Tremor
Some Factors Influencing Tremor
Measurement of Tremor
Normal (Physiological) Tremor
Pathological Tremor
Mechanisms of Tremor
References
Chapter 25. Surgery For Involuntary Movements
Tremor
Hemifacial Spasm
References
Nerve and Muscle
Chapter 26. Muscle Diseases
Introduction
Muscular Dystrophy
Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia (Cpeo)
Myotonic Disorders
The Periodic Paralyses
Endocrine Myopathies
Chronic Renal Failure
Malignant Hyperpyrexia
Myopathies Due to Identified Biochemical Defects
References
Chapter 27. Drug-Induced Disorders of Muscle
General Mechanisms
Clinical Presentations
Clofibrate
Epsilon Aminocaproic Acid
Corticosteroids
Beta-Adrenergic Blockers
Myotonia
Malignant Hyperpyrexia
Myasthenie Syndromes
Conclusion
References
Chapter 28. Painful Disorders of Muscle
Pain Mechanisms
Painful Myopathies
Acute Inflammatory Myopathies
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Acute Alcoholic Myopathy
Painful Drug-Induced Myopathies
Myopathies of Metabolic Bone Disease
Myopathies Due to Defects in Muscle Energy Metabolism
Idiopathic Paroxysmal Myoglobinurias
Muscle Pain Syndromes of Unknown Aetiology
References
Chapter 29. Peripheral Neuropathy
Does The Patient Have A Peripheral Neuropathy
The Clinical Significance of Neurophysiological Abnormality
The Pathological Significance of Neurophysiological Abnormality
Aspects of Some Common Neuropathies
Acute Single Episodes of Headache
Difficulty in Diagnosis
References
Chapter 30. Acute Inflammatory Poly Neuropathy
Pathology
Clinical Features
Clinical Immunology
Management
References
Chapter 31. Entrapment Neuropathy
Compression Neuropathy
Entrapment Neuropathy
Clinical Features
References
Chapter 32. The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Clinical Features
Associated Conditions
Electrophysiological Abnormalities
Treatment
Pathology
References
Chapter 33. Neuromuscular Syndromes Associated with Malignant Disease
Malignant Cachexia
Primary Disorders of Muscle
Muscular Weakness of Neuropathic Origin
Muscular Weakness Due to Endocrine Disorders
Conclusion
References
Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 34. Acute Optic Neuritis
Definition
Pathology
Symptoms
Signs
Special Investigations
Diagnosis
Course and Prognosis
Management
References
Chapter 35. Immunological Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis
Histological Evidence of An Immunological Reaction
Histocompatibility Types and MS …