Neurology

• Autore: Yogarajah Mahinda
• Pubblicazione: London, : Elsevier Health Sciences UK, 2013
• Edizione: 4th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8
• Soggetto topico: Nervous System Diseases -- diagnosis; Neurology -- Outlines, syllabi, etc; Neurology; Nervous system - Diseases; Diseases; Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment; Diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Nervous System Diseases; Medicine; Health & Biological Sciences
• Altri autori: Horton-SzarDaniel CikurelKatia KhanNaheed
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Crash Course: Neurology; Copyright; Series editor foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Contents; PART I: HISTORY, EXAMINATION AND COMMON INVESTIGATIONS; Chapter 1: Taking a history; STRUCTURE OF THE HISTORY; The presenting complaint; History of the presenting complaint; Past medical history; Drug history; Review of systems; Family history; Social history; Summary; Chapter 2: The neurological examination; MENTAL STATE AND HIGHER CEREBRAL FUNCTIONS; Consciousness; Appearance and behaviour; Affect; Cognitive function; Mini-mental State Examination; SPEECH ; Phonation: dysphoniaAssessment; Articulation: dysarthria; Assessment; Language production: dysphasia; Assessment; GAIT; CRANIAL NERVES; Olfactory nerve (first, I); Optic nerve (second, II); Visual acuity; Colour vision; Visual fields; Peripheral fields; Blind spot; Central field; Perimetry; Fundoscopy; Oculomotor (third, III), trochlear (fourth, IV), and abducens (sixth, VI) nerves; Eyelids; Pupils; Size and shape; Light response; Accommodation; Eye movements; Pursuit eye movements; Saccadic eye movements; Ocular nerve palsies; Nystagmus; Trigeminal (fifth, V) nerve; Motor; Jaw jerk; Sensory ; Facial (seventh, VII) nerveMotor; Sensory; Taste (visceral afferent); Vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth, VIII); Hearing; Vestibular function; Glossopharyngeal (ninth, IX) and vagus (tenth, X) nerves; Motor; Sensory; Accessory (eleventh, XI) nerve; Hypoglossal (twelfth, XII) nerve; THE MOTOR SYSTEM; Inspection; Tone; Arm; Pyramidal hypertonia: spasticity; Extrapyramidal rigidity; Legs; Power; Reflexes; Coordination; Gait; Arms; Legs; The heel-shin test; The tapping test; THE SENSORY SYSTEM; Sensory testing; Sensory modalities; Pain; Temperature; Light touch; Joint-position sense; Vibration ; Two-point discriminationGENERAL EXAMINATION; Chapter 3: Further investigations; ROUTINE INVESTIGATIONS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS; Electroencephalography; Electromyography and nerve conduction studies; EMG; Nerve conduction studies; Evoked potentials; IMAGING OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; Plain radiography; Skull radiography; Spinal radiography; Computed tomography scanning; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myelography; Catheter arteriography; Duplex ultrasonography; PART II: THE PATIENT PRESENTS WITH...; Chapter 4: Disorders of higher cerebral function; FRONTAL LOBE; Normal functions ; Blood supplySymptoms from lesions of the frontal lobe; PARIETAL LOBE; Function; Blood supply; Symptoms from lesions of the parietal lobe; Syndromes of the dominant parietal lobe; Syndromes of the non-dominant parietal lobe; TEMPORAL LOBE; Function; Blood supply; Symptoms from lesions of the temporal lobe; DYSPHASIA; OCCIPITAL LOBE; Function; Blood supply; Symptoms from lesions of the occipital lobe; Chapter 5: Disturbances of consciousness; TRANSIENT LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS; Syncope; 1. Vasovagal syncope; 2. Situational syncope - micturition and cough syncope; 3. Postural hypotension ; 4. Syncope due to primary cardiac dysfunction
• Sommario/riassunto: The new series of Crash Course continues to provide readers with complete coverage of the MBBS curriculum in an easy-to-read, user-friendly manner. Building on the success of previous editions, the new Crash Courses retain the popular and unique features that so characterised the earlier volumes and are fully updated throughout. More than 200 tables and illustrations present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an easy-to-follow manner Friendly and accessible approach to the subject makes learning especially easy Written by junior doctors for students - authors who understand
• Altri titoli varianti: Neurology; Crash Course
• Titolo autorizzato: Neurology
• ISBN: 9780723437963
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910148607603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Crash Course