Merritt's neurology
Contributors: Pedley, Timothy A.; Merritt, H. Houston (Hiram Houston), 1902-1979
Edition: 12th ed. / editors, Lewis P. Rowland, Timothy A. Pedley.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1172
ISBN-13: 9780781791861
Other titles: Neurology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Signs and symptoms in neurologic diagnosis: approach to the patient; title: Delirium and confusion; title: Memory loss, behavioral changes and dementia; title: Aphasia, apraxia, and agnosia; title: Syncope, seizures and their mimics; title: Coma; title: Headache; title: Diagnosis of pain and paresthesias; title: Dizziness, vertigo, and hearing loss; title: Impaired vision; title: Involuntary movements; title: Syndromes caused by weak muscles; title: Gait disorders; title: CT and MRI; title: Electroencephalography and evoked potentials; title: Electromyography, nerve conduction studies, and and magnetic stimulation; title: Autonomic testing; title: Neurovascular imaging; title: Endovascular neuroradiology; title: Lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid examination; title: Muscle and nerve biopsy; title: Neuropsychological evaluation; title: DNA diagnosis; title: Bacterial infections; title: Focal infections; title: Viral infections and postviral syndromes; title: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); title: Fungal infections; title: Neurosarcoidosis; title: Neurosyphilis; title: Leptospirosis; title: Lyme disease; title: Parasitic infections; title: Bacterial toxins; title: Prion diseases; title: Whipple disease; title: Pathogenesis, classification, and epidemiology of cerebrovascular disease; title: Examination of the patient with cerebrovascular disease; title: Transient ischemic attack; title: Cerebral infarction; title: Intracerebral hemorrhage; title: Genetics of stroke; title: Other cerebrovascular syndromes; title: Differential diagnosis of stroke; title: Stroke in children; title: Treatment and prevention of stroke; title: Subarachnoid hemorrhage; title: Cerebral  venous and sinus thrombosis; title: Vascular disease of the spinal cord; title: Vasculitis; title: Susac syndrome; title: Vascular tumors and malformations; title: Hydrocephalus; title: Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH); title: Brain edema and disorders of intracranial pressure; title: Superficial siderosis and intracerebral hypotension; title: Hyperosmolar syndromes; title: General considerations; title: Tumors of the skull and cranial nerves; title: Tumors of the meninges; title: Gliomas; title: Lymphomas; title: Pineal region tumors; title: Tumors of the pituitary gland; title: Congenital and childhood tumors; title: Metastatic tumors; title: Spinal tumors; title: Paraneoplastic syndromes; title: Complications of cancer chemotherapy; title: Head injury; title: Spine injury; title: Cranial and peripheral nerve lesions; title: Complex regional  pain syndrome; title: Radiation injury; title: Electrical and lightning injury; title: Decompression sickness; title: Intervertebral dics and radiculopathy; title: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; title: Thoracic outlet syndrome; title: Hereditary and acquired spastic paraplegia; title: Syringomyelia; title: Neonatal neurology; title: Floppy infant syndrome; title: Disorders of motor and mental development; title: Autism spectrum disorders; title: Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome; title: Cerebral and spinal malformations; title: Chromosomal diseases; title: Marcus Gunn; title: Möbius syndrome; title: Disorders of amino acid metabolism; title: Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism; title: Lysosomal and other storage diseases; title: Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism; title: Glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome; title: Disorders of DNA maintenance, transcription, and translation; title: Hyperammonemia; title: Peroxisomal diseases: adrenoleukodystrophy, zellweger syndrome, and refsum disease; title: Organic acidurias; title: Disorders of metal metabolism; title: Acute intermittent porphyria; title: Neurologic syndromes with acanthocytes; title: Cerebral degenerations of childhood; title: Diffuse sclerosis and vanishing white matter disease; title: Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies: diseases of mitochondrial DNA; title: Leber hereditary optic neuropathy; title: Mitochondrial diseases with mutations of nuclear DNA; title: Neurofibromatosis; title: Tuberous sclerosis complex; title: Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis; title: Incontinentia pigmenti; title: General considerations; title: Alzheimer disease; title: Frontotemporal dementia; title: Lewy body dementias; title: Huntington disease; title: Choreas; title: Myoclonus; title: Gilles de la tourette syndrome; title: Dystonia; title: Essential tremor; title: Parkinson disease; title: Parkinson-plus syndromes; title: Paroxysmal dyskinesias; title: Tradive dyskinesia and other neuroleptic-induced syndromes; title: Autosomal recessive ataxias; title: Autosomal dominant ataxias; title: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, and primary lateral sclerosis; title: Kennedy disease; title: Spinal muscular atrophies of childhood; title: Monomelic muscular atrophy; title: General considerations; title: The inherited peripheral neuropathies; title: Acquired neuropathies; title: Neuropathic pain; title: Myasthenia gravis; title: Lambert-Eaton syndrome; title: Botulism and antibiotic-induced neuromuscular disorders; title: Critical illness myopathy and neuropathy; title: Identifying disorders of the motor unit; title: Progressive muscular dystrophies; title: Familial periodic paralysis; title: Congenital  disorders of muslce; title: Myoglobinuria; title: Muscle cramps and stiffness; title: Dermatomyositis; title: Polymyositis, inclusion body myositis, and related myopathies; title: Myositis ossificans; title: Multiple sclerosis; title: Neuromyelitis optica; title: Marchiafava-Bignami disease; title: Central pontine myelinolysis; title: Epilepsy; title: Febrile seizures; title: Primary and secondary headaches; title: Transient global amnesia; title: Ménière syndrome; title: Sleep disorders; title: Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, autonomic failure, and autonomic neuropathy; title: Familial dysautonomia; title: Endocrine diseases; title: Hematologic and related diseases; title: Hepatic disease; title: Cerebral complications of cardiac surgery; title: Bone disease; title: Renal disease; title: Respiratory support for neurologic diseases; title: Nutritional disorders: malnutrition, malabsorption, and B₁₂ and other vitamin deficiency; title: Hypertrophic pachymeningitis; title: Neurologic disease during pregnancy; title: Hashimoto encephalopathy; title: Schizophrenia; title: Mood disorders; title: Anxiety disorders; title: Somatoform disorders; title: Alcoholism; title: Drug dependence; title: Iatrogenic disease; title: Occupational and environmental neurotoxicology; title: HIV, fetal alcohol and drug effects, and the battered child; title: Falls in the elderly; title: Neurologic rehabilitation; title: End-of-life issues in neurology.