Emergency Neurology (What Do I Do Now?)

Included discussion of myopathies, including updated identification and approach to inflammatory myopathies. Included discussion of neurologic complications from new cancer therapies, including checkpoint inhibitors. Included an approach to post-cardiac arrest management and prognostication. New to this Edition: Focused more on medical management cases rather than ethical dilemmas. Updated acute stroke management for adults and children to reflect current guidelines. Added more cases focused on neuromuscular neurology. Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series, Emergency Neurology uses a case-based approach to cover challenging cases for clinicians caring for patients with urgent neurologic illnesses, addressing difficult questions of diasnosis and treatment. Each chapter provides a discussion of the diagnosis, key points to remember, and selected references for further reading. For this new edition, all cases and references have been updated, reflecting the advances in emergency neurologic care. Emergency Neurology is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter difficult patients, who are in need of timely emergency treatment. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer the question, "What do I do now?"