Pocket neurology

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pocket Neurology delivers highly relevant neurologic clinical information in an easily portable source. It covers the work of current neurology residents, fellows and provides must-know information on hospital and clinic based neurologic workup, diagnosis, and management. This book includes key clinical information about a broad range of issues in neurology. It contains up-to-date content in outline format and includes a new chapter on multiple sclerosis, expanded coverage of key topics such as lesion localization, neuroimaging, EEG, EMG. Also, the book has chapters dedicated to all sub-specialties of neurology, including neuro immunological disorders, neurologic infectious disease, neuro-oncology. Each chapter progresses logically from neurologic signs and symptoms to differential diagnosis, workup and diagnosis, assessment of risks and benefits of available treatments, to treatment and prognosis. This is a handbook which provides clinical presentation, such as coma, stroke, headaches, and seizures, or by special topic, such as neurologic emergencies, neurocritical care, neuro-ophthalmology, behavioral neurology, and sleep medicine. It is an tool for neurology residents as well as rotating psychiatry, PM&R, neurosurgery, medicine interns, medical students and others who are interested in neurology. It is a reference for ED, ICU, inpatient floors, clinic visits and teleneurology consults.