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Abstract
Part of the bestselling Secrets Series, the updated sixth edition of Neurology Secrets continues to provide an up-to-date, concise overview of the most important topics in neurology today. It serves as a comprehensive introduction for medical students, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, and is also a handy reference and refresher for residents and practitioners. Lists, tables, and clear illustrations throughout expedite review, while the engaging Secrets Series format makes the text both enjoyable and readable. New lead editors, Drs. Kass and Mizrahi, join this publication from a leading neurology program to lend a fresh perspective and expert knowledge.
- Expedites reference and review with a question-and-answer format, bulleted lists, and practical tips from the authors.
- Covers the full range of essential topics in understanding the practice of neurology.
- Features "Key Points" boxes to further enhance your reference power.
- Presents a chapter containing "Top 100 Secrets" for an overview of essential material for last-minute study or self-assessment.
- Fits comfortably in the pocket of your lab coat to allow quick access to essential information.
- Completely revised content covers all of today's most common neurologic conditions and their treatments.
- New lead editors offer a fresh perspective and expert knowledge.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| IFC | ES1 | ||
| NEUROLOGY SECRETS | i | ||
| NEUROLOGY SECRETS | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| CONTENTS | v | ||
| CONTRIBUTORS | vii | ||
| PREFACE | xi | ||
| DEDICATION | xii | ||
| TOP 100 SECRETS | xiii | ||
| 1 - CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE | 1 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 1 | ||
| CELLULAR ANATOMY | 1 | ||
| MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY | 4 | ||
| NEUROGENETICS | 8 | ||
| FUTURE DIRECTIONS | 9 | ||
| Bibliography | 10 | ||
| 2 - CLINICAL NEUROANATOMY | 11 | ||
| EMBRYOLOGY | 11 | ||
| MUSCLE | 11 | ||
| THE MUSCLE STRETCH REFLEX | 13 | ||
| LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS AND LEG INNERVATION | 13 | ||
| BRACHIAL PLEXUS AND ARM INNERVATION | 15 | ||
| ROOTS AND DERMATOMES | 20 | ||
| SPINAL CORD: GROSS ANATOMY | 21 | ||
| SENSORY: DORSAL COLUMNS AND PROPRIOCEPTION | 21 | ||
| SENSORY: SPINOTHALAMIC | 22 | ||
| SENSORY: SPINOCEREBELLAR | 22 | ||
| MOTOR: CORTICOSPINAL | 23 | ||
| MOTOR: OTHER TRACTS | 23 | ||
| BRAIN STEM: CRANIAL NERVES | 23 | ||
| MIDBRAIN | 24 | ||
| PONS | 26 | ||
| MEDULLA | 28 | ||
| BREATHING | 29 | ||
| POSTURING | 29 | ||
| VESTIBULAR APPARATUS | 29 | ||
| HEARING | 30 | ||
| EYE MOVEMENTS | 32 | ||
| CEREBELLUM | 32 | ||
| BASAL GANGLIA | 33 | ||
| THALAMUS | 34 | ||
| OLFACTION | 35 | ||
| VISION | 36 | ||
| VISUAL FIELDS | 37 | ||
| CORTEX | 38 | ||
| CIRCULATION | 40 | ||
| CEREBROSPINAL FLUID | 41 | ||
| Bibliography | 41 | ||
| 3 - APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH NEUROLOGIC DISEASE | 42 | ||
| Bibliography | 48 | ||
| 4 - MYOPATHIES | 49 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 49 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS | 50 | ||
| INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES | 53 | ||
| TOXIC MYOPATHIES | 55 | ||
| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES | 56 | ||
| MYOTONIA | 58 | ||
| PERIODIC PARALYSIS | 59 | ||
| CONGENITAL MYOPATHIES | 60 | ||
| METABOLIC MYOPATHIES | 60 | ||
| MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHIES | 61 | ||
| CONTINUOUS MUSCLE ACTIVITY SYNDROMES | 62 | ||
| CLINICAL FEATURES | 63 | ||
| Acknowledgments | 64 | ||
| Bibliography | 64 | ||
| 5 - NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES | 65 | ||
| ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 65 | ||
| MYASTHENIA GRAVIS | 65 | ||
| LAMBERT–EATON MYASTHENIC SYNDROME | 73 | ||
| OTHER NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES | 74 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 75 | ||
| Bibliography | 75 | ||
| 6 - PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIES AND MOTOR NEURON DISEASES | 76 | ||
| COMMON NEUROPATHIES | 80 | ||
| GUILLAIN–BARRÉ SYNDROME | 84 | ||
| CHRONIC IMMUNE-RELATED DEMYELINATING POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY (CIDP) AND OTHER IMMUNE-MEDIATED NEUROPATHIES | 86 | ||
| OTHER NEUROPATHIES | 88 | ||
| MOTOR NEURON DISEASES | 92 | ||
| Acknowledgments | 94 | ||
| Bibliography | 94 | ||
| 7 - RADICULOPATHY AND DEGENERATIVE SPINE DISEASE | 95 | ||
| BASIC ANATOMY | 95 | ||
| LUMBAR SPINE DISEASE | 97 | ||
| THORACIC SPINE DISEASE | 98 | ||
| CERVICAL SPINE DISEASE | 98 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | 99 | ||
| NONOPERATIVE TREATMENT OF SPINAL PAIN | 101 | ||
| OPERATIVE TREATMENT OF THE SPINE | 101 | ||
| Bibliography | 102 | ||
| 8 - MYELOPATHIES | 103 | ||
| Bibliography | 113 | ||
| 9 - BRAIN STEM DISEASE | 114 | ||
| CLINICAL ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN STEM | 114 | ||
| BRAIN STEM VASCULAR DISEASES | 117 | ||
| OTHER BRAIN STEM SYNDROMES | 120 | ||
| OTHER BRAIN STEM DISEASES | 123 | ||
| VERTIGO | 124 | ||
| CONSCIOUSNESS | 125 | ||
| Bibliography | 127 | ||
| 10 - CEREBELLAR DISEASE | 128 | ||
| Bibliography | 136 | ||
| 11 - BASAL GANGLIA DISORDERS | 137 | ||
| ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 137 | ||
| PARKINSONISM | 138 | ||
| Bibliography | 148 | ||
| 12 - MOVEMENT DISORDERS | 149 | ||
| TREMORS | 149 | ||
| DYSTONIA | 151 | ||
| TIC DISORDERS | 156 | ||
| CHOREA | 159 | ||
| DRUG-INDUCED MOVEMENT DISORDERS | 160 | ||
| OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS | 162 | ||
| Bibliography | 166 | ||
| 13 - AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM | 167 | ||
| Bibliography | 183 | ||
| 14 - DEMYELINATING AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES | 184 | ||
| DISEASES OF MYELIN | 184 | ||
| CLINICAL FEATURES OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | 185 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS | 186 | ||
| ETIOLOGY | 187 | ||
| TREATMENT | 187 | ||
| SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT | 189 | ||
| Bibliography | 190 | ||
| 15 - ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT | 191 | ||
| GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS | 191 | ||
| ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE | 192 | ||
| VASCULAR DEMENTIAS | 197 | ||
| SUBCORTICAL DEMENTIAS | 198 | ||
| Bibliography | 200 | ||
| 16 - NON-ALZHEIMER’S DEMENTIAS | 201 | ||
| Bibliography | 205 | ||
| 17 - NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY | 206 | ||
| MEMORY AND AMNESIA | 206 | ||
| APHASIAS | 207 | ||
| APRAXIAS | 210 | ||
| PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS AND AGNOSIAS | 211 | ||
| NEUROBEHAVIORAL SYNDROMES | 213 | ||
| NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS | 214 | ||
| TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY | 218 | ||
| NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS | 219 | ||
| Acknowledgments | 221 | ||
| Bibliography | 221 | ||
| 18 - CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE | 222 | ||
| ISCHEMIC STROKE—CAUSES | 223 | ||
| ISCHEMIC STROKE—ACUTE MANAGEMENT | 224 | ||
| ISCHEMIC STROKE—WORKUP AND MANAGEMENT | 228 | ||
| HEMORRHAGIC STROKE SUBTYPES | 231 | ||
| CEREBRAL VENOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS | 232 | ||
| Bibliography | 233 | ||
| 19 - NEUROCRITICAL CARE | 234 | ||
| GENERAL MANAGEMENT IN THE NEUROCRITICAL CARE UNIT | 234 | ||
| Airway Management | 234 | ||
| GASTROINTESTINAL MANAGEMENT | 236 | ||
| TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT | 236 | ||
| MULTIMODALITY NEUROMONITORING | 236 | ||
| ELEVATED ICP AND CEREBRAL EDEMA | 238 | ||
| INFECTIONS | 240 | ||
| Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) | 241 | ||
| Cerebellar Infarction | 250 | ||
| Neuromuscular Weaknesses in the ICU | 250 | ||
| Management of Status Epilepticus | 252 | ||
| Meningitis and Encephalitis | 258 | ||
| Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest | 260 | ||
| Brain Death | 260 | ||
| Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury | 261 | ||
| Bibliography | 263 | ||
| General Management | 263 | ||
| ICH | 263 | ||
| SAH | 263 | ||
| Large Hemispheric and Cerebellar Ischemic Stroke | 263 | ||
| Neuromuscular Weaknesses in the ICU | 263 | ||
| Status Epilepticus | 264 | ||
| Meningitis and Encephalitis | 264 | ||
| Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest | 264 | ||
| TBI | 264 | ||
| 20 - NEURO-ONCOLOGY | 265 | ||
| PRIMARY BRAIN TUMORS | 265 | ||
| BRAIN AND SPINE METASTATIC DISEASE | 270 | ||
| LEPTOMENINGEAL DISEASE | 271 | ||
| NEUROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS FROM CANCER AND THERAPY | 273 | ||
| PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES | 274 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 275 | ||
| Bibliography | 275 | ||
| 21 - HEADACHES | 276 | ||
| GENERAL PRINCIPLES | 276 | ||
| PRIMARY HEADACHES | 278 | ||
| Migraine | 279 | ||
| Tension-Type Headaches | 287 | ||
| Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias | 288 | ||
| Hemicrania Continua | 289 | ||
| Cluster Headaches | 289 | ||
| Other Primary Headaches | 290 | ||
| SECONDARY HEADACHES | 292 | ||
| Bibliography | 300 | ||
| 22 - SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY | 301 | ||
| DESCRIPTION AND CLASSIFICATION | 301 | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY | 304 | ||
| ETIOLOGY | 307 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC TESTING | 308 | ||
| THERAPY | 308 | ||
| WOMEN AND EPILEPSY | 317 | ||
| SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY IN OLDER PATIENTS | 318 | ||
| ACUTE EPILEPSY TREATMENT | 318 | ||
| EPILEPSY SURGERY | 321 | ||
| EPILEPSY AND DRIVING | 322 | ||
| Bibliography | 323 | ||
| 23 - SLEEP DISORDERS | 324 | ||
| GENERAL PRINCIPLES | 324 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | 326 | ||
| SLEEP-RELATED BREATHING DISORDERS | 327 | ||
| HYPERSOMNIAS | 329 | ||
| INSOMNIA | 331 | ||
| CIRCADIAN RHYTHM DISORDERS | 332 | ||
| PARASOMNIAS | 332 | ||
| SLEEP-RELATED MOVEMENT DISORDERS | 334 | ||
| Bibliography | 335 | ||
| 24 - NEUROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASE | 336 | ||
| CARDIAC DISEASE | 336 | ||
| GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE | 336 | ||
| HEPATIC DISEASE | 338 | ||
| RENAL DISEASE | 339 | ||
| PULMONARY DISEASE | 341 | ||
| HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE | 342 | ||
| ENDOCRINE DISEASE | 343 | ||
| FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS | 345 | ||
| RHEUMATOLOGIC DISEASE | 346 | ||
| VASCULITIDES | 347 | ||
| PREGNANCY | 348 | ||
| IATROGENIC (DRUG INDUCED) | 351 | ||
| Bibliography | 352 | ||
| 25 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM | 353 | ||
| CEREBROSPINAL FLUID | 353 | ||
| BACTERIAL MENINGITIS | 354 | ||
| CNS TUBERCULOSIS | 359 | ||
| NEUROSYPHILIS | 360 | ||
| LYME AND NERVOUS SYSTEM | 361 | ||
| NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS | 364 | ||
| Bibliography | 368 | ||
| 26 - NEUROGENETIC DISORDERS | 369 | ||
| Bibliography | 374 | ||
| 27 - PAIN PROCESSING AND MODULATION | 375 | ||
| PAIN SYNDROMES: RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT | 381 | ||
| Neuropathies | 381 | ||
| Neuralgiform Pain Syndromes of Head and Neck Region | 383 | ||
| Acute Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia | 384 | ||
| Small Fiber Neuropathy-Related Pain | 385 | ||
| Acute and Chronic Thoracolumbar Pain | 386 | ||
| Acute and Chronic Neck Pain | 387 | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES IN PAIN MANAGEMENT | 388 | ||
| Bibliography | 388 | ||
| 28 - PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY | 389 | ||
| NORMAL NEUROLOGIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | 389 | ||
| PRENATAL DISEASES AND DEVELOPMENTAL DEFECTS | 389 | ||
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS | 394 | ||
| NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES | 395 | ||
| INFECTIONS AND INFESTATIONS | 396 | ||
| VASCULAR DISORDERS | 397 | ||
| NEOPLASMS | 397 | ||
| INJURY BY PHYSICAL AGENTS AND TRAUMA | 399 | ||
| SEIZURES AND OTHER PAROXYSMAL DISORDERS | 399 | ||
| HEAD PAIN | 400 | ||
| NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS | 401 | ||
| Bibliography | 402 | ||
| 29 - PSYCHIATRY IN NEUROLOGY | 403 | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHIATRY | 403 | ||
| MENTAL STATUS EXAM | 406 | ||
| CAPACITY | 408 | ||
| SUICIDE | 409 | ||
| OTHER PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES | 411 | ||
| PERSONALITY DISORDERS | 412 | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY | 413 | ||
| SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS | 416 | ||
| BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS | 418 | ||
| DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS | 419 | ||
| ANXIETY DISORDERS | 420 | ||
| OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS | 421 | ||
| TRAUMA- AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS | 421 | ||
| DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS | 421 | ||
| SOMATIC SYMPTOM AND RELATED DISORDERS | 421 | ||
| FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS AND ELIMINATION DISORDERS | 422 | ||
| DISRUPTIVE, IMPULSE-CONTROL, AND CONDUCT DISORDERS | 422 | ||
| SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS | 423 | ||
| DELIRIUM | 424 | ||
| Bibliography | 427 | ||
| 30 - NEURO-OTOLOGY | 428 | ||
| Bibliography | 442 | ||
| 31 - ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY | 443 | ||
| NONRAPID EYE MOVEMENT (NREM) SLEEP | 443 | ||
| RAPID EYE MOVEMENT (REM) SLEEP | 445 | ||
| Bibliography | 466 | ||
| 32 - ELECTROMYOGRAPHY | 467 | ||
| Bibliography | 473 | ||
| 33 - NEUROPATHOLOGY | 474 | ||
| BASIC TERMINOLOGY AND LABORATORY PROCEDURES | 474 | ||
| CELLULAR REACTIONS TO INJURY AND VASCULAR NEUROPATHOLOGY | 476 | ||
| TRAUMA AND FORENSIC NEUROPATHOLOGY | 479 | ||
| NEUROPATHOLOGY OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE | 481 | ||
| TUMOR NEUROPATHOLOGY: GLIAL TUMORS | 486 | ||
| TUMOR NEUROPATHOLOGY: NONGLIAL TUMORS | 489 | ||
| TUMOR NEUROPATHOLOGY: PEDIATRIC TUMORS | 491 | ||
| TUMOR NEUROPATHOLOGY: METASTASES | 492 | ||
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND RELATED NEUROPATHOLOGY | 493 | ||
| NEUROMUSCULAR PATHOLOGY | 495 | ||
| DEMYELINATING DISEASE AND WHITE MATTER NEUROPATHOLOGY | 496 | ||
| Bibliography | 497 | ||
| BONUS QUESTIONS | 497.e1 | ||
| INDEX | 499 | ||
| A | 498 | ||
| B | 501 | ||
| C | 502 | ||
| D | 506 | ||
| E | 508 | ||
| F | 510 | ||
| G | 510 | ||
| H | 511 | ||
| I | 513 | ||
| J | 514 | ||
| K | 514 | ||
| L | 514 | ||
| M | 515 | ||
| N | 518 | ||
| O | 520 | ||
| P | 521 | ||
| Q | 524 | ||
| R | 524 | ||
| S | 525 | ||
| T | 528 | ||
| U | 530 | ||
| V | 530 | ||
| W | 531 | ||
| X | 531 | ||
| Z | 531 | ||
| IBC | ES2 |