Neurology Diseases Clinical Guide
Diagnosis and treatment of common neurology disorders
- How to recognize early signs of Parkinson’s disease
- Treating Parkinson’s disease
- Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease
- Diagnosing multiple sclerosis
- How to treat multiple sclerosis
- Five steps for diagnosing dementia
- How to differentiate between types of dementia
- How to diagnose Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Treating Guillain-Barre syndrome
Diagnosis and treatment of degenerative spine disorders
- How to recognize myelopathy
- Treating cervical myelopathy
- How to diagnose cervical radiculopathy
- Treating cervical radiculopathy
- How to diagnose and treat thoracic spinal disorders
- Diagnosing lumbar radiculopathy
- Treating lumbar radiculopathy
- How to diagnose and treat lumbar stenosis
- Diagnosing generalized back pain
- How to treat generalized low back pain
- Recognizing and treating spinal infections
- How to recognize amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors
The articles included in this chapter discuss how to diagnose and manage common brain tumors. You’ll develop competency with the management of highly malignant tumors such as glioblastomas and metastases, and an appreciation for the challenges of handling pre-and postoperative patients afflicted with benign tumors such as meningiomas, pituitary tumors, and vestibular schwannomas. After reading these articles, you’ll feel prepared to review magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), initiate management for cerebral edema, prophylaxis against seizures, recognize steroid-related adrenal suppression, and address common complications of surgery.
- How to recognize and treat meningiomas
- Recognizing and treating gliomas using first-line therapies
- How to treat gliomas with second-line therapies
- Recognizing pituitary tumors
- Treating pituitary tumors
- How to recognize metastatic central nervous system (CNS) tumors
- Treating metastatic central nervous system (CNS) tumors
- How to diagnose and treat a vestibular schwannoma
- Monitoring patients for complications after vestibular schwannoma surgery
The diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders common in childhood
In these articles, we will review some of the more common structural neurological disorders in children. You’ll discover how to differentiate between benign external hydrocephalus in infants and bona fide hydrocephalus requiring surgical intervention. We’ll review how to assess a child with an oddly shaped head, and distinguish between craniosynostosis or simple positional cranial molding. You’ll become aware of the potential complications of severe spina bifida as well as the signs of a tethered spinal cord in spina bifida occulta. After reading these articles, you’ll know exactly what to do for a child who sustains a head or spinal injury at a sporting event or practice, when they need urgent emergency care, and when they can return to play.
- How to diagnose and treat hydrocephalus in infants and children
- Evaluating craniosynostosis
- How to differentiate and treat various types of craniosynostosis
- Treating myelomeningocele and spina bifida
- How to assess and treat sports-related head trauma in children
- How to assess and treat sports-related spinal cord injury in children
- How to assess and treat intractable epilepsy