Vasculitis and the Nervous System, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics
Vasculitis and the Nervous System, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

Author: David Younger

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2019-04-13

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0323678610

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This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by Dr. David S. Younger, covers Vasculitis and the Nervous System. Topics include, but are not limited to, History and Background of Vasculitis, Overview of Primary and Secondary Vasculitis, Epidemiology of Primary Systemic Vasculitis, Comorbidity and Health Outcomes of Vasculitis, Experimental Autoimmune Vasculitis, Genetic Basis of Vasculitides, General Approach to the Patient with Vasculitis, ANCA-Associated Vasculitis, Polyarteritis Nodosa, Giant Cell Arteritis, Dermatologic Aspects of Vasculitides, Neuro-Ophthalmologic Aspects of Vasculitides, The Blood-Brain Barrier: Implications for Vasculitis, Adult Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System, Childhood Inflammatory Brain Diseases, Adult Vasculitic Stroke, Central Nervous System Vasculitis Due to Substance Abuse, Peripheral Nerve Vasculitis: Classification and Disease Associations, Hashimoto Encephalopathy: Autoimmune Encephalitis or Vasculitis, and Treatment of Primary Systemic and Nervous System Vasculitis.

Secondary Headaches, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics, E-Book
Secondary Headaches, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics, E-Book

Author: Randolph W. Evans

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2024-04-08

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0443183619

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In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editor Randolph W. Evans brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Secondary Headaches. - Provides in-depth secondary headaches, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Secondary Headache, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics
Secondary Headache, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

Author: Randolph W. Evans

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2014-05-28

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 032329720X

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Secondary headaches account for about 10% of headaches and require meticulous diagnosis because of their life-threatening potential. The secondary headaches include a diverse and fascinating array of etiologies which can mimic primary headache disorders ranging from the rare to the mundane and from the well established to the highly controversial. This issue of Neurologic Clinics is devoted entirely to secondary headaches with topics that include: Headaches due to nasal and paranasal sinus disease; Headaches due to vascular disorders; Headaches and brain tumors; Low cerebrospinal fluid pressure syndromes; Painful ophthalmologic disorders and eye pain; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri); Cough, exertional, and sex headaches; The neck and headaches; Drug-induced headaches; Trigeminal neuralgia and glossopharyngeal neuralgia; Headaches and vasculitis; Tonsilar ectopia and headaches; Post-traumatic headaches; Metabolic headaches; Temporomandibular joint disorders, bruxism, and headaches.

Oxford Textbook of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia
Oxford Textbook of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia

Author: Masud Husain

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-10-29

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 0198831080

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This volume covers the dramatic developments that have occurred in basic neuroscience and clinical research in cognitive neurology and dementia. It is based on the clinical approach to the patient, and provides essential knowledge that is fundamental to clinical practice.

Multiple Sclerosis, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics
Multiple Sclerosis, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

Author: Darin T. Okuda

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2017-11-27

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0323569935

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This issue of Neurologic Clinics, edited by Dr. Darin T. Okuda, focuses on Multiple Sclerosis. Topics include, but are not limited to, Myelin and Axonal Repair Strategies in Multiple Sclerosis; Common Clinical and Imaging Conditions Misdiagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis; Topographical Model for Multiple Sclerosis: A Novel Approach to Understanding Clinical Phenotypes and Disease Activity; Incidental Anomalies Characteristic of CNS Demyelination: Radiologically Isolated Syndrome; Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis: From Recognition to Practical Clinical Management; Progressive Forms of Multiple Sclerosis: Distinct Entity or Time Dependent Phenomena; Advanced Symptom Management Strategies in Multiple Sclerosis, Ethnic Considerations and Multiple Sclerosis Disease Variability; The Dynamics of the Gut Microbiome in Multiple Sclerosis in Relation to Disease; Spinal Cord Imaging in Relation to Clinical Status in Multiple Sclerosis, and more.

Cerebrovascular Diseases:Controversies and Challenges, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics
Cerebrovascular Diseases:Controversies and Challenges, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

Author: William J. Powers

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2015-06-03

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0323376126

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Cerebrovascular disease results in huge health expenditures, multiple recurring physician visits, and a great number of surgical and non-surgical treatments along with research into causes and prevention. This issue addresses therapies, early therapies, diagnoses, and prevention. Topics include: Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke; Acute Treatment of Blood Pressure after Ischemic Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage; Diagnostic Evaluation for Non-traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage; Prevention of Recurrent Stroke in Patients with Patent Foramen Ovale; Management of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis; Stenting or Endarterectomy for Patients with Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis; The Therapeutic Value of Laboratory Testing for Hypercoagulable States in Secondary Stroke Prevention; Diagnosis and Treatment of Carotid and Vertebral Artery Dissection; Recurrent Stroke while on Anti-platelet Therapy; Anti-platelet and Anti-coagulant Therapy after Intracerebral Hemorrhage; Diagnosis and Treatment of Isolated Central Nervous System Angiitis/Vasculitis; Statins for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Expansion of IV-tPA eligibility beyond NINDS and ECASS III criteria; and Treatment of Unruptured Arteriovenous Malformations. William J Powers MD, renowned for his clinical work with Stroke and Research in Cerebral blood flow and metabolism, and stroke treatment and prevention, leads this issue of Neurologic Clinics, with authors renown in the field.

Neurology of Pregnancy, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics
Neurology of Pregnancy, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

Author: Mary Angel O'Neal

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2018-11-23

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0323654762

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This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Mary Angela O’Neal, with consulting editor Randolph W. Evans, will focus on Neurology of Pregnancy. Topics include, but are not limited to, Neuro- opthalmological Disorders in Pregnancy, Management of Demyelinating Disorders in Pregnancy, Postpartum Neuropathies, Management of Myasthenia Gravis during Pregnancy, Headache in Pregnancy and Postpartum, Epilepsy, Pituitary Disorders, Stroke, Imaging Considerations in Pregnancy, and Connective Tissue Disorders in Pregnancy.

Neuroimaging, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics E-Book
Neuroimaging, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics E-Book

Author: Laszlo Mechtler

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2019-12-03

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0323754368

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This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by Laszlo L. Mechtler, will cover key topics in Neuroimaging. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series consulting editor, Dr. Randolph W. Evans. Topics discussed in this issue will include: Future of Neuroimaging, Neuroimaging for the Neurologist, Imaging in Pregnancy, Multiple Sclerosis Mimic, Diseases that cause Dementia, Acute Stroke, DBS, NPH and Hydrocephalus, Venous Disease of the Brain, Cranial Nerve Imaging, and Neuro-ultrasonography, among others.

Peripheral Neuropathies, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics
Peripheral Neuropathies, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

Author: Richard J. Barohn

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2013-05-28

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1455772089

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Peripheral Neuropathy is a neurologic disorder characterized by damage to the peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system outside the central nervous system that connects it to all parts of the body. Over 100 forms of peripheral neuropathy have been identified. This issue of Neurologic Clinics features 12 articles about this disease that are of most interest to the clinician. Articles include: Diabetic Neuropathy; GBS and Variants; CIDP and Symmetrical Variants; Laboratory Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathy; Treatment of Painful Peripheral Neuropathy;Cryptogenic Sensory Polyneuropathy; Vasculitic Neuropathy; Hereditary Neuropathy; Entrapment Neuropathy; Multifocal Motor Neuropathy and Multifocal Acquired Demyelinating Sensory and Motor Neuropathy; Nutritional Neuropathies.

Neuro-Infectious Diseases, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics
Neuro-Infectious Diseases, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

Author: Russell E Bartt

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2018-10-30

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 0323641644

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This issue of Neurologic Clinics, edited by Drs. Russell E. Bartt and Allen J. Aksamit, Jr., will focus on Neuro-Infectious Diseases. Topics include, but are not limited to, Acute Community and Nosocomial Meningitis; Viral Encephalitis and Post-infectious Autoimunnity; Spine and spinal cord infections; Chronic meningitis; Manifestations of Herpes Virus Infections in the Nervous System; HIV and Nervous System; Neuroborreliosis; Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy; Zika Virus and Neurological Disease; Neurocysticercosis; Prion Disease; and Diagnostic Testing of Neurological Infections.