From the series you know and trust comes Blueprints in Neurology! At last the perfect complement to your core subject areas, this text gives you the high-yield facts you need and the same carefully organized format that you recognize. When used in conjunction with the other titles in the Blueprints series, this book will give you a complete review for the USMLE Step 2 and 3 exams. Blueprints in Neurology gives you complete coverage of the most important and common topics in neurology. It contains the information needed for your Neurology clinical rotation. Study with the series that works as hard as you do. The Blueprints series is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find Blueprints valuable.
Author(s): Frank Drislane, Juan A. Acosta, Michael Benatar, Bernard Chang
Edition: 1st
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 246
Blueprints in Neurology [1st Ed.]......Page 1
Contents
......Page 6
Preface
......Page 10
Reviewers......Page 12
Part I Basics of Neurology......Page 14
1 The Neurologic Examination......Page 16
2 Neurologic Investigations......Page 27
Part II Common Neurologic Symptoms......Page 34
3 The Approach to Coma and Altered Consciousness......Page 36
4 Neuro-Ophthalmology......Page 44
5 The Approach to Weakness......Page 59
6 The Sensory System......Page 68
7 Vertigo and Dizziness......Page 75
8 Ataxia and Gait Disorders......Page 79
9 Urinary and Sexual Dysfunction......Page 84
10 Headache and Facial Pain......Page 91
Part III Neurologic Disorders......Page 96
11 Aphasia and Other Disorders of Higher Cortical Function......Page 98
12 Dementia......Page 106
13 Sleep Disorders......Page 114
14 Vascular Disease......Page 118
15 Seizures......Page 127
16 Movement Disorders......Page 136
17 Head Trauma......Page 143
18 Systemic and Metabolic Disorders......Page 148
19 Brain Tumors......Page 155
20 Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System......Page 162
21 Infections of the Nervous System......Page 168
22 Disorders of the Spinal Cord......Page 175
23 The Peripheral Nervous System......Page 180
24 Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction and Skeletal Muscle......Page 193
25 Pediatric Neurology......Page 201
Questions
......Page 212
Answers
......Page 221
INDEX......Page 228
