The most common problems for which patients present to the Emergency Department are neurological disorders, including stroke, syncope, back pain and headache. The etiology of the patient's symptoms may be life-threatening, that is, when headache is due to subarachnoid hemorrhage or meningitis, or life-altering, that is, when back pain or weakness is due to spinal cord compression, if not diagnosed and treated urgently. This is a comprehensive textbook of the disorders that are neurological emergencies, including their differential diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment. Designed for any practitioner who makes time-sensitive decisions, Emergency Neurology is an indispensable, one-stop resource to aid your clinical decision-making.
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Preface Chapter 1 Headache in the Emergency Department Carrie E. Robertson, David F. Black, Jerry W. Swanson Chapter 2 Low Back Pain Emergencies Luis A. Serrano, Tim Maus, J.D. Bartleson Chapter 3 Dizziness and Vertigo Presentations in the Emergency Department Kevin A. Kerber and Robert W. Baloh Chapter 4 Syncope Mark D. Carlson Chapter 5 Acute Visual Loss Cedric Lamirel, Nancy J. Newman, Valerie Biousse Chapter 6 Diplopia, Third Nerve Palsies and Sixth Nerve Palsies Janet C. Rucker Chapter 7 Facial Nerve Palsy James M. Gilchrist Chapter 8 Acute Stroke Evaluation and Management Ty Tiesong Shang, Dileep R. Yavagal, Jose G. Romano, Ralph L. Sacco Chapter 9 Intracerebral Hemorrhage Pratik Vishnu Patel, Lucas Elijovich, J. Claude Hemphill III Chapter 10 Seizures and Status Epilepticus Sandipan Pati and Joseph I. Sirven Chapter 11 Central Nervous System Infections Karen L. Roos Chapter 12 Weakness (Guillain-Barre Syndrome) Mengjing Huan and A. Gordon Smith Chapter 13 Spinal Cord Compression and Myelopathies William F. Schmalstieg and Brian G. Weinshenker Chapter 14 Movement Disorder Emergencies Robert L. Rodnitzky Chapter 15 Encephalopathy Steven L. Lewis Chapter 16 Acute Respiratory Failure in Neuromuscular Disorders Cynthia L. Bodkin and Robert M. Pascuzzi Chapter 17 Coma and Brain Death Robert E. Hoesch and Romergryko G. Geocadin Chapter 18 Neurotoxicology Emergencies Laura M. Tormoehlen Chapter 19 Substance Abuse, Somatization and Personality Disorders Ronald Kanner
