Presented in an outline format, this concise handbook contains 19 chapters that describe the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders. Neurologists from the US address coma, head trauma, and spinal cord injury; epilepsy; dizziness; back and neck pain; sleep disorders; cancer neurology; multiple sclerosis and related disorders; neuromuscular junction disorders and myopathies; motor and peripheral neuropathies; chronic pain; headache and facial pain; stroke and cerebrovascular disorders; movement disorders; behavioral and cognitive neurology; neuroophthalmology; toxic and metabolic disorders; and infectious diseases. This edition has been updated to incorporate recent developments in the field, a new chapter on autoimmune conditions, and a new chapter on cost-effective management for common disorders in resource-limited environments, as well as new pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for seizures, new molecular techniques and personalized approaches to cancers, new approaches to treating pain, recent intra-arterial therapies for acute stroke, and new treatments for infectious diseases. Online access to an ebook is included. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
The Eighth Edition of the best-selling Manual of Neurologic Therapeutics is a practical, accessible guide to the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders. The book, geared toward primary care physicians, has been completely updated, with a special focus on such topics as treatment of neuromuscular disorders using IV immunoglobulin; enzyme replacement therapy for genetic muscle disease; new information on the interventional treatment for various cerebrovascular diseases; and updates on treatment options for conditions such as multiple sclerosis, dementia, coma, head trauma, spinal cord injury, primary brain tumors, sleep disorders, and chronic pain.
