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Table of Contents:

Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Pt. I Neurological Examination and Neurodiagnostic Testing
1 The Neurological Examination 3
2 Neuroradiology 14
3 Electroencephalography 42
4 Lumbar Puncture 47
5 Electromyography 57
6 Electronystagmography 71
7 Evoked Potentials 83
Pt. II Common Neurological Presentations
8 Altered Level of Consciousness 93
9 Headache 105
10 Weakness 122
11 Dizziness 132
12 Seizures 154
13 Gait Disturbance 173
Pt. III Specific Neurological Conditions
14 Central Nervous System Infections in Adults 183
15 Viral Encephalitis 202
16 Cerebrovascular Disease 214
17 Movement Disorders 232
18 Neuromuscular Disorders 253
19 Musculoskeletal and Neurogenic Pain 273
20 Neuro-ophthalmology 288
21 Multiple Sclerosis 303
22 Dementia 312
23 Brain Tumors and Other Neuro-oncological Emergencies 326
24 Neuropsychiatry 342
25 Neuroanesthesiology 350
26 Increased Intracranial Pressure 356
27 Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension 368
28 Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus 378
29 Sleep Disorders 381
Pt. IV Neurological Trauma and Environmental Emergencies
30 Traumatic Brain Injury 391
31 Spinal Cord Injuries 405
32 Peripheral Nerve Injuries 429
33 Neurological Complications of Environmental Emergencies 437
Pt. V Pediatric Neurological Emergencies
34 Hydrocephalus and Shunts in Children 455
35 Pediatric Infections of the Central Nervous System 471
36 Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disorders 478
37 Pediatric Seizures 492
38 Hypotonic Infant 503
Pt. VI Pregnancy-Related Neurological Emergencies
39 Pregnancy-Related Neurological Emergencies 515
Pt. VII Neurotoxicology and Brain Resuscitation
40 Neurotoxicology 533
41 Neurotoxicology of Alcohol and Substances of Abuse 546
42 Neurotoxicology of Envenomations 559
43 Brain Resuscitation 570
Index 577