BookLavakumar, Mallika.
Contents:
Intro; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1; Neurocognitive and Neurological Examination; Introduction; Approach to the Consultation; History Gathering; Patient Interview; Cognitive Testing; Consciousness; Language; Orientation; Attention; Memory; Praxis; Executive Function; Brief Cognitive Batteries; The Neurological Examination; Sensory Function; Motor System; Coordination; Abnormal Movements; Reflexes; Special Topics; Conversion Disorder; Evaluation of Gait; Conclusion; Questions; Answers; References; Chapter 2; Neuromedical Procedures; Introduction Brain Imaging in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Brain Imaging; Brain CT Scan; Brain MRI; Functional Brain Imaging Techniques; Single Proton Emission CT; Positron Emission Tomography; Functional MRI; Laboratory Testing in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry; Electrolytes; Complete Blood Count; Liver Function Abnormalities; Vitamin Deficiencies; Endocrine Abnormalities; Rheumatologic Diseases; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); Syphilis; Hepatitis C; Tuberculosis; Urinalysis; Urine Drug Screen; Other Conditions and Tests to Consider; Lyme Disease; Wilson's Disease Paraneoplastic Limbic EncephalitisAnti-NMDAR Encephalitis; Hashimoto's Encephalopathy or Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis; CSF Studies; Electroencephalography (EEG); Altered Mental Status; Paroxysmal Neurologic Events; Functional Seizures; Other Indications for EEG in Neuropsychiatry; Psychosis; Catatonia; Conclusion; Questions; Answers; References; Chapter 3; Neuropsychological Consultation; Introduction; Neuropsychological Assessment; Cognitive Domains and Assessment Measures; Orientation Attention, Processing Speed, Working Memory, and Executive FunctionsSpeech and Language; Visuospatial Function; Memory; Motor Function; Screening Measures; Intelligence; Premorbid Estimation; Psychological Functioning, Behavioral Status, and Effort; Neuropsychological Profiles of Common Neurological and Psychiatric Conditions; Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury; Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Neoplasm, and Epilepsy; Dementias and Prion Disease; Delirium and Autoimmune Encephalitis; Substance Use and Other Psychiatric Conditions; Conclusion; Questions; References; Chapter 4; Delirium Introduction Delirium Subtypes; Pathophysiology; Morbidity and Mortality; Delirium Through the Continuum of Care; Emergency Department; Intensive Care Unit; Medical and Surgical Units; Home Care and Nursing Home; Palliative Medicine; Screening; Risk Factors and Evaluation; Delirium Management; Nonpharmacologic Interventions; Pharmacological Interventions; Antipsychotics; Alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonists; Valproic Acid; Melatonin; Benzodiazepine-Sparing Protocols for Alcohol and Sedative Withdrawal; Prevention; Nonpharmacologic Interventions; Pharmacologic Prevention; Anesthesia Interventions