BookStephan A. Mayer, Randolph S. Marshall.
Contents:
Introduction
Approach to the neurologic patient on call: history taking, differential diagnosis, and anatomic localization
The neurologic examination
Diagnostic studies
Patient-related problems: the common calls
Acute seizures and status epilepticus
Stupor and coma
Acute stroke
Spinal cord compression
Delirium and amnesia
Head injury
Focal mass lesions
Ataxia and gait failure
Acute visual disturbances
Increased intracranial pressure
Dizziness and vertigo
Headache
Neuromuscular respiratory failure
Syncope
Pain syndromes
Brain death
Selected neurologic disorders
Nerve and muscle diseases
Demyelinating and inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system
Infections of the central nervous system
Neuro-oncology
Cerebrovascular disease
Movement disorders
Epilepsy and seizure disorders
Pediatric neurology
Dementia
Appendices
On-call formulary.