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Abstract
This issue of Neurologic Clinics offers a rounded view of the latest therapeutic advances for the most common neurologic disorders and contains the following articles: Management Controversy in Chronic Daily Headaches (Rahmadan); Neurostimulation in Headache Patients (Dafer); The Selection of Anti-epileptic Drugs for the Treatment of Epilepsy in Children and Adults (Asconape); Management of Status Epilepticus in Adults (Rabinstein); Management of Blood Pressure in Acute and Hemorrhagic Stroke (Schneck); Modern Management of Brainstem Cavernous Malformations (Duckworth); Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas (Narayanan); Management of Motor Complications of Parkinson’s Disease (Espay); Therapeutic Challenges in Dystonias (Kartha); Management of Voltage Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Disorders (Merchut); Management of Critical Care Neuromyopathies (Chawla, Gruener); Approaches to Peripheral Nerve Disorders (Toussaint, Anderson); Management of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Digre, Spencer); Management of Low Grade Gliomas (Prabhu); Management of Acute, Recurrent, and Chronic Meningitdes in Adults (Venna); and Treatment Options for Adult Parasomnias (Attarian).
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Contributors | iii | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| Preface | xv | ||
| Chapter 1. Neurostimulation in Headache Disorders | 835 | ||
| DEFINITION OF CHRONIC PRIMARY HEADACHE DISORDERS | 836 | ||
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HEADACHE CHRONICITY | 836 | ||
| MECHANISM OF NEUROSTIMULATION OF PRIMARY HEADACHE DISORDERS | 836 | ||
| FEASIBILITY AND EFFICACY DATA | 837 | ||
| SUMMARY | 838 | ||
| REFERENCES | 838 | ||
| Chapter 2. The Selection of Antiepileptic Drugs for the Treatment of Epilepsy in Children and Adults | 843 | ||
| BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DRUG SELECTION | 844 | ||
| SELECTION OF AED IN WOMEN | 849 | ||
| EPILEPSY IN THE ELDERLY | 850 | ||
| DRUG OF CHOICE FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED EPILEPSY | 850 | ||
| SUMMARY | 851 | ||
| REFERENCES | 852 | ||
| Chapter 3. Management of Status Epilepticus in Adults | 853 | ||
| DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION | 853 | ||
| MECHANISMS AND CAUSES | 854 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS | 855 | ||
| TREATMENT | 855 | ||
| SUMMARY | 860 | ||
| REFERENCES | 860 | ||
| Chapter 4. Management of Arterial Blood Pressure in Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke | 863 | ||
| EFFECT OF CHRONIC HYPERTENSION ON THE BRAIN | 864 | ||
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ALTERATIONS IN ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN ACUTE STROKE SYNDROMES | 864 | ||
| SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE AND CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW | 865 | ||
| INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE AND CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW | 865 | ||
| ISCHEMIC STROKE AND CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW | 866 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STROKE PREVENTION | 867 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE | 871 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE | 872 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE | 876 | ||
| SUMMARY | 878 | ||
| REFERENCES | 878 | ||
| Chapter 5. Modern Management of Brainstem Cavernous Malformations | 887 | ||
| NATURAL HISTORY | 888 | ||
| MICROSURGERY | 888 | ||
| RADIOSURGERY | 893 | ||
| SUMMARY | 895 | ||
| REFERENCES | 895 | ||
| Chapter 6. Endovascular Management of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas | 899 | ||
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | 899 | ||
| CLASSIFICATION | 899 | ||
| NATURAL HISTORY | 900 | ||
| CLINICAL AND ANGIOGRAPHIC FEATURES | 902 | ||
| TREATMENT | 904 | ||
| COMBINED ENDOVASCULAR AND SURGICAL APPROACHES | 906 | ||
| SUMMARY | 907 | ||
| REFERENCES | 907 | ||
| Chapter 7. Management of Motor Complications in Parkinson Disease: Current and Emerging Therapies | 913 | ||
| CLINICAL FEATURES AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MOTOR COMPLICATIONS | 913 | ||
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF MOTOR COMPLICATIONS | 914 | ||
| DYSKINESIAS | 915 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF DYSKINESIAS | 915 | ||
| STRATEGIES FOR DYSKINESIAS UNDER INVESTIGATION | 918 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF ‘‘WEARING OFF’’ AND ‘‘OFF’’ STATE MOTOR SYMPTOMS | 918 | ||
| FREEZING OF GAIT | 920 | ||
| CONTINUOUS DOPAMINERGIC STIMULATION | 921 | ||
| DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION | 922 | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL SURGICAL APPROACHES | 922 | ||
| SUMMARY | 922 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 923 | ||
| REFERENCES | 923 | ||
| Chapter 8. Therapeutic Challenges in Dystonia | 927 | ||
| CLASSIFICATION | 927 | ||
| THERAPY | 929 | ||
| SUMMARY | 935 | ||
| REFERENCES | 935 | ||
| Chapter 9. Management of Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Disorders | 941 | ||
| NMT | 941 | ||
| LE | 947 | ||
| MORVAN SYNDROME (MVS) | 951 | ||
| SUMMARY | 955 | ||
| KEY POINT OUTLINE | 955 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 956 | ||
| REFERENCES | 956 | ||
| Chapter 10. Management of Critical Illness Polyneuropathy and Myopathy | 961 | ||
| CRITICAL ILLNESS POLYNEUROPATHY: CAUSE | 963 | ||
| CRITICAL ILLNESS POLYNEUROPATHY: CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS | 963 | ||
| CRITICAL ILLNESS POLYNEUROPATHY: ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC FEATURES | 964 | ||
| CRITICAL ILLNESS POLYNEUROPATHY: PATHOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | 964 | ||
| CRITICAL ILLNESS MYOPATHY: CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS | 964 | ||
| CRITICAL ILLNESS MYOPATHY: ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC FEATURES | 966 | ||
| CRITICAL ILLNESS MYOPATHY: PATHOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | 966 | ||
| COMBINED CRITICAL ILLNESS POLYNEUROPATHY AND MYOPATHY: CINM OR CINMA | 967 | ||
| STEPWISE APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF SUSPECTED CRITICAL ILLNESS NEUROMUSCULAR ABNORMALITIES (CINMA) | 967 | ||
| SUMMARY | 972 | ||
| REFERENCES | 973 | ||
| Chapter 11. What’s New in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Neuropathies | 979 | ||
| THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME | 980 | ||
| MEDIAN NERVE ENTRAPMENT | 982 | ||
| ULNAR NERVE ENTRAPMENT | 984 | ||
| RADIAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT AT THE FOREARM | 986 | ||
| SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE ENTRAPMENT | 987 | ||
| ILIOINGUINAL, ILIOHYPOGASTRIC, AND GENITOFEMORAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT | 988 | ||
| LATERAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE ENTRAPMENT | 989 | ||
| SAPHENOUS NERVE ENTRAPMENT | 989 | ||
| OBTURATOR NERVE ENTRAPMENT | 990 | ||
| SCIATIC NERVE ENTRAPMENT | 990 | ||
| COMMON PERONEAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT AT THE KNEE | 991 | ||
| POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT AT THE ANKLE | 992 | ||
| PUDENDAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT | 994 | ||
| ENTRAPMENT NEUROPATHY AND DIABETES | 994 | ||
| OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA | 995 | ||
| NEUROSTIMULATION TECHNIQUES | 995 | ||
| SUMMARY | 996 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 996 | ||
| REFERENCES | 996 | ||
| Chapter 12. Treatments for Neuro-Ophthalmologic Conditions | 1005 | ||
| RETINAL VASCULAR OCCLUSION SYNDROMES | 1005 | ||
| OPTIC NERVE DISORDERS | 1012 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 1029 | ||
| REFERENCES | 1029 | ||
| Chapter 13. Management of Diffuse Low-Grade Cerebral Gliomas | 1037 | ||
| CLINICAL FEATURES | 1038 | ||
| PATHOGENESIS | 1039 | ||
| RADIOLOGICAL FINDINGS | 1040 | ||
| NEUROPATHOLOGY | 1041 | ||
| MANAGEMENT | 1043 | ||
| PROGNOSIS AND OUTCOME | 1051 | ||
| SUMMARY | 1052 | ||
| REFERENCES | 1052 | ||
| Chapter 14. Management of Acute, Recurrent, and Chronic Meningitides in Adults | 1061 | ||
| ACUTE MENINGITIS | 1062 | ||
| ACUTE BACTERIAL MENINGITIS | 1063 | ||
| ACUTE VIRAL MENINGITIS | 1065 | ||
| ACUTE MENINGITIS DUE TO OTHER CAUSES | 1068 | ||
| RECURRENT MENINGITIS | 1080 | ||
| Chapter 15. Treatment Options for Parasomnias | 1089 | ||
| TREATMENT OF NREM PARASOMNIAS | 1091 | ||
| TREATMENT OF REM PARASOMNIAS | 1093 | ||
| TREATMENT OF OTHER PARASOMNIAS | 1095 | ||
| FUTURE DIRECTIONS | 1099 | ||
| SUMMARY | 1099 | ||
| REFERENCES | 1099 | ||
| Index | 1107 |