International NeurologyRobert P. Lisak, Daniel D. Truong, William Carroll, Roongroj Bhidayasiri A truly global textbook for neurological practice Neurological disease varies in its presentations and pathology throughout the world. In today’s interconnected world, neurologists need to be aware that patients can come from anywhere in the world with presentations and pathologies that may not be typical of their local context. This unique textbook deals with the differences in etiology, genetics, age of onset and clinical presentations of neurological disease internationally. This is the first book to take a truly global approach to neurological illness. Consisting of 22 sections and 173 chapters with contributions from experts in many countries, it serves as an invaluable guide for physicians to expand their knowledge of different neurological disorders around the world. More importantly it is a definitive source of practical information to aid diagnosis and treatment. |
Contents
Transient ischemic attacks 2 Yasuhisa Kitagawa | 2 |
HIVassociated cerebral opportunistic Part 11 Peripheral neuropathies | 356 |
Peripheral nervous system complications of 113 Plexopathies and mononeuropathies 432 | 362 |
Neuromyelitis optica NMO or Devics 115 LambertEaton syndrome 442 Johan A Aarli | 375 |
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis | 381 |
Borderzone cerebral infarction 18 | 390 |
Dissection of the cervicocerebral arteries 20 | 444 |
Muhammad AlLozi and Alan Pestronk | 447 |
Coagulation disorders in stroke 23 and Sjögrens syndrome | 63 |
Hemorrhagic strokes 25 23 Systemic sclerosis | 70 |
Diseases of the cerebral venous system 39 26 Sarcoidosis | 79 |
Primary central nervous system David B Vodušek and Simon Podnar | 137 |
Seizure disorders and epilepsy 44 Dystonia | 166 |
overview 85 45 Chorea and related disorders | 173 |
Cryptogenic and symptomatic generalized 46 Myoclonus | 179 |
Genetic primary idiopathic generalized Valerie Suski and Mark Stacy | 187 |
Concentric sclerosis Balós disease 389 119 Familial periodic paralyses | 454 |
Toxicology YoungChul Choi | 461 |
Nutritional deficiency 123 Polymyositis | 469 |
Starvation Strachans syndrome | 477 |
Neurogenetics Neurologic complications of systemic cancer | 550 |
Neuroophthalmology 143 Narcolepsy | 557 |
Brain stem glioma 519 Li Ling | 571 |
Nonglial tumors 150 Paroxysmal nocturnal dystonia 575 Cynthia L Comella | 577 |
Floppy infant syndrome 596 167 Whiplash injury | 655 |
Fatty acid oxidation disorders 631 170 Pain | 661 |
The porphyrias 640 Stephen D Silberstein | 669 |
Wilsons disease 644 172 Facial and neck pain | 675 |
CNS trauma | 681 |
Barbara E Swartz 51 Psychogenic movement disorders | 197 |
an overview 116 Steven P Ringel | 203 |
Other dementias 137 Nils Erik Gilhus | 215 |
Tremor 146 59 Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy | 223 |
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy 231 80 Cerebral malaria | 285 |
Distal myopathies 235 Rickettsias and parasitic infections | 293 |
Acute bacterial meningitis 238 Sureshbabu Sachin and Manjari Tripathi | 300 |
Intracranial septic thrombophlebitis 250 88 The syndrome of acute encephalitis | 314 |
Encephalitis due to bacterial infections 253 89 Postviral cerebellitis | 329 |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 258 Ellen Gelpi and Herbert Budka | 336 |
Jonathan Carr | 342 |
Protozoan diseases Girish Modi Kapila Hari and Andre Mochan | 351 |
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