Catastrophic Neurologic Disorders in the Emergency Department 2nd Edition by Eelco F M Wijdicks ISBN 0198037791 9780198037798

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ISBN 10: 0198037791

ISBN 13: 9780198037798 

Author: Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

This unique text takes a comprehensive approach to the care of patients with neurologic catastrophes immediately after their entry into the emergency department. Wijdicks discusses clinical evaluations, triage, and emergency procedures in detail, and covers many other topics. For this thoroughly updated second edition, he has added eight new chapters, seven of which appear in an entirely new first section on the evaluation of presenting symptoms indicating urgency. The conversational titles of these chapters echo common requests for urgent consultation (e.g. “short of breath,” “can’t walk or stand,” “confused and febrile”). A special feature of this section is the use of algorithms and decision trees in triage – to help the physician make a very fast and yet informed decision. The remaining two sections of the book cover the evaluation and management of evolving catastrophes in the neuraxis and catastrophic neurologic disorders due to specific causes. There is a final new chapter on forensic neurology. This practical handbook will continue to be an invaluable guide for neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, emergency physicians, and their residents and fellows. The third volume in the author’s trilogy on critical care neurology, it combines the images of a neuroradiology text with the practical advice of an emergency neurology manual without compromising academic rigor.

Table of contents:

Part I: Evaluation of Presenting Symptoms Indicating Urgency
1. Short of Breath
2. Can’t Walk or Stand
3. See Nothing, See Double, See Shapes and Images
4. Spinning
5. Twitching and Spasms
6. A Terrible Headache
7. Confused and Febrile
Part II: Evaluation and Management of Evolving Catastrophes in the Neuraxis
8. Altered Arousal and Coma
9. Brain Edema
10. Status Epilepticus and Recurrent Seizures
11. Acute Obstructive Hydrocephalus
12. Acute Spinal Cord Compression
Part III: Catastrophic Neurologic Disorders Due to Specific Causes
13. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
14. Intracerebral Hematomas
15. Major Ischemic Stroke Syndromes
16. Acute Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System
17. Acute Encephalitis
18. Acute White Matter Diseases
19. Traumatic Brain and Spine Injury
20. Forensic Neurologic Injury

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