Understanding Neurology : a problem-orientated approach

Contents......Page 4
Contributors......Page 5
Abbreviations......Page 6
1 HISTORY TAKING AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION......Page 8
Taking the history......Page 9
Neurological examination......Page 12
Cranial nerve examination......Page 21
Motor examination......Page 24
Sensory examination......Page 26
References......Page 27
2 NEUROLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS......Page 28
Investigating the head......Page 29
Investigating the spinal cord......Page 48
Investigating the peripheral nervous system (nerve, neuromuscular junction, and muscle)......Page 53
Investigating specific sites......Page 57
3 THE PROBLEMS......Page 64
Blackouts: epileptic seizures and other events......Page 65
Acute confusional states......Page 77
Memory disorders......Page 87
Speech and language disorders......Page 95
Visual loss and double vision......Page 105
Dizziness and vertigo......Page 132
Weakness......Page 149
Tremor and other involuntary movements......Page 164
Poor coordination......Page 177
Headache......Page 188
Spinal symptoms: neck pain and backache......Page 205
Numbness and tingling......Page 215
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS......Page 230
C......Page 236
E......Page 237
L......Page 238
O......Page 239
S......Page 240
X......Page 241