Principles and Practice of Emergency Neurology

Part I. Neurological Examination and Neurodiagnostic Testing: 1. Neurological examination Thomas F. Scott and Sid M. Shah; 2. Neuroimaging Andrew Goldberg and Janene Hecker; 3. Electroencephalography Ivo Drury; 4. Lumbar puncture James Valeriano and Daniel Ammons; Part II. Common Neurological Presentations: 5. Altered level of consciousness Lara Kunschner and J. Stephen Huff; 6. Headache Robert Kaniecki and Merle L. Diamond; 7. Weakness George Small and David Chuirazzi; 8. Dizziness Kevin M. Kelly, Tom Stein and Moises Arriaga; 9. Seizures Kevin M. Kelly and Nicholas Colovos; 10. Gait disturbance Jon Brillman; Part III. Specific Neurological Conditions: 11. Central nervous system infections in adults Paul Blackburn, Earl Reisdorff, Oliver Hayes and Anthony Briningstool; 12. Cerebrovascular disease Michael Frankel, Marc Chimowitz, Rashmi Kothari and Sam Josvai; 13. Movement disorders Sid M. Shah, Roger Albin and Susan Baser; 14. Peripheral nervous system and neuromuscular disorders John Wald and James Albers; 15. Guillain barre syndrome Sandeep Rana and Sid M. Shah; 16. Myasthenia gravis George Small and Mara Aloi; 17. Musculoskeletal and neurogenic pain Robert Kaniecki and L. R. Sears; 18. Neuro-ophthalmology Dennis Hanlon and Eric Eggenberger; 19. Multiple sclerosis Thomas Scott; 20. Dementia Judith Heidebrink and Norman Foster; 21. Brain tumors and other neuro-oncological emergencies Herbert Newton; 22. Neuropsychiatry Craig Taylor; 23. Increased intracranial pressure and herniation syndromes Amy Blasen and Sid M. Shah; 24. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Eric Eggenberger and Sid M. Shah; 25. Normal pressure hydrocephalus Oliver Hayes and Lara Kunschner; 26. Non-traumatic spinal cord injury Michael Millin, Sid M. Shah and David Wright; 27. Sleep disorders Sinan Baran; Part IV. Neurological Trauma: 28. Traumatic brain injury Chris Carpenter, Lee Warren, Kevin Gingrich and James E. Wilberger, Jr; 29. Spinal cord injury Charles Bill and Vanessa Harkins; 30. Peripheral nerve injuries Patricia B. Josefczyk and Mark Baratz; Part V. Pediatric Neurological Emergencies: 31. Hydrocephalus and shunts in children Stephen Guertin and Anthony Briningstool; 32. Pediatric infections of the central nervous system Jane Turner and Anthony Briningstool; 33. Pediatric cerebrovascular disorders Imad Jarjour and Liza Squires; 34. Pediatric seizures Mont Roberts and Rae Hanson; 35. Hypotonic infant Marsha Rappley and Sid M. Shah; Part VI. Pregnancy-Related Neurological Emergencies: 36. Pregnancy-related neurological emergencies Mary Hughes and Page Pennell; Part VII. Neurotoxicology: 37. Neurotoxicology Fred Harchelroad and David Overton; Part VIII. Brain Death: 38. Brain death David Zich and Jon Brillman.