CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Neurology

John C.M. Brust, MD Professor of Clinical Neurology College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University Director, Department of Neurology Harlem Hospital Center New York. New YorkJohn Brust is listed in The Best Doctors in America. A world-renown authority on substance abuse and stroke, Dr. Brust is the recipient of several honors, including the Lewis P. Rowland Award for Excellence in Residency Teaching at Columbia University and the Charles Bomfalk Award for Excellence in Student Teaching at Columbia University.He is the author of over 200 publications on topics that include disorders of music and language, alcoholism, drug abuse, stroke, epilepsy, nutritional disease, and health care delivery. His books include Neurological Aspects of Substance Abuse and our own The Practice of Neural Science. He is a frequent speaker at neurological conferences and is an editor or reviewer of numerous journals, including Editor-in-Chief of Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports.

Section I. Neurologic Investigations1. Electroencephalography2. Electromyography3. NeuroradiologySection II. Neurologic Disorders4. Coma & Deliuium5. Aphasia, Apraxia, & Agnosia6. Dizziness & Hearing Loss7. Epilepsy8. Headache & Face Pain9. Dementia & Memory Loss10. Cerebrovascular Disease: Ischemic Stroke11. Cerebrovascular Disease: Hemorrhagic Stroke12. Neoplasms: Primary & Metastatic13. Paraneoplastic Syndrome14. Trauma15. Movement Disorders16. Ataxia & Cerebellar Disease17. Multiple Sclerosis & Demyelinating Disease18. Diseases of the Spinal Cord19. Peripheral Neuropathies20. Motor Neuron Disease21. Autonomic Disorders22. Myasthenia Gravis & Other Disorders of Neuromuscular Junction23. Diseases of Muscle24. Mitochondrial Disorders25. Increased Intracranial Pressure & Critical Care26. Acute Bacterial Infections27. Subacute, Chronic, & Recurrent Meningitis28. CNS Tuberculosis29. Fungal Infections30. Neurosyphilis31. Lyme Disease32. Rickettsia, Protozoa & Helminth Infections33. Tetanus34. Viral Meningitis & Encephalitis35. HIV & the Nervous System36. Prion Diseases37. Disorders of Cerebrospinal Dynamics38. Sleep Disorders39. Systemic & Metabolic Disorders40. Alcohol Abuse41. Drug Abuse42. Psychiatric Disorders43. Neurological Disorders of Childhood & Adolescence