PART 1:Basics of Neurology 1
1 The Neurologic Examination 1
2 Neurologic Investigations 8
PART 2:Common Neurologic Symptoms 16
3 The Approach to Coma and Altered Consciousness 16
4 Neuro-Ophthalmology 26
5 The Approach to Weakness 37
6 The Sensory System 46
7 Dizziness,Vertigo,and Syncope 52
8 Ataxia and Gait Disorders 58
9 Urinary and Sexual Dysfunction 65
10 Headache and Facial Pain 71
PART 3:Neurologic Disorders 79
11 Aphasia and Other Disorders of Higher Cortical Function 79
12 Dementia 88
13 Sleep Disorders 97
14 Vascular Disease 103
15 Seizures 114
16 Movement Disorders 124
17 Head Trauma 134
18 Systemic and Metabolic Disorders 141
19 Central Nervous System Tumors 150
20 Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Ne rvous System 161
21 Infections of the Nervous System 170
22 Disorders of the Spinal Cord 179
23 The Peripheral Nervous System 189
24 Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction and Skeletal Muscle 202
25 Pediatric Neurology 215
Questions 225
Answers 238
Appendix:Evidence-Based Resources 248
Index 251