Harrison's Neurology in Clinical Medicine

The authority of Harrison's in a handy, full-color paperback devoted exclusively to Neurology in Clinical Medicine

Featuring the chapters on Neurology that appear in the landmark Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17e, this compact clinical companion delivers all the latest knowledge in the field, backed by the scientific rigor and reliability that have defined Harrison's.

You'll find coverage that reflects the expertise of renowned editors and contributors -- presented in a carry-anywhere format that makes it ideal for the classroom, the wards, or the point of care. With its ease of use, indispensable diagnosis-speeding guidelines, and acclaimed state-of-the-art strategies, Harrison's Neurology in Clinical Medicine is a must for students and clinicians alike.

Harrison's Neurology in Clinical Medicine delivers:

• Current, complete coverage of need-to-know neurology topics, including clinical manifestations of neurologic disease, diseases of the nervous system, chronic fatigue syndrome, psychiatric disorders, and alcoholism and drug dependency
• Integration of pathophysiology with clinical management topics in each of the disease-oriented chapters
• 4 complete chapters in print format from the acclaimed Harrison's DVD
• 80+ high-yield questions and answers drawn from Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Self-Assessment and Board Review, 17e
• 52 chapters written by physicians who have made seminal contributions to the body of knowledge in their areas of expertise
  
• References that have been updated since the publication of HPIM 17e
• 作者簡介

  Editor:
  Stephen L. Hauser, MD
  Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor and Chairman
  Department of Neurology
  University of California
  San Francisco, CA
  Associate Editor:
  Scott Andrew Josephson, MD
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology
  University of California, San Francisco
  San Francisco, CA

• 目次

  Contributors
  Preface
  SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO NEUROLOGY
  1. Approach to the Patient with Neurologic Disease, Daniel H. Lowenstein, Joseph B. Martin, Stephen L. Hauser
  2. Neuroimaging in Neurologic Disorders, William P. Dillon
  3. Electrodiagnostic Studies of Nervous System Disorders: EEG, Evoked Potentials, and EMG, Michael J. Aminoff
  4. Lumbar Puncture, Elizabeth Robbins, Stephen L. Hauser
  SECTION II: CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASE
  5. Pain: Pathophysiology and Management, Howard L. Fields, Joseph B. Martin
  6. Headache, Peter J. Goadsby, Neil H. Raskin
  7. Back and Neck Pain, John W. Engstrom
  8. Syncope, Mark D. Carlson
  9. Dizziness and Vertigo, Robert B. Daroff
  10. Weakness and Paralysis, Michael J. Aminoff
  11. Gait and Balance Disorders, Lewis Sudarsky
  12. Numbness, Tingling, and Sensory Loss, Michael J. Aminoff, Arthur K. Asbury
  13. Confusion and Delirium, Scott Andrew Josephson, Bruce L. Miller
  14. Coma, Allan H. Ropper
  15. Aphasia, Memory Loss, and Other Focal Cerebral Disorders, M.-Marsel Mesulam
  16. Sleep Disorders, Charles A. Czeisler, John A. Winkelman, Gary S. Richardson
  17. Disorders of Vision, Jonathan C. Horton
  18. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing, Anil K. Lalwani
  SECTION III: DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM,
  19. Mechanisms of Neurologic Diseases, Stephen L. Hauser, M. Flint Beal
  20. Seizures and Epilepsy, Daniel H. Lowenstein
  21. Cerebrovascular Diseases, Wade S. Smith, Joey D. English, S. Claiborne Johnston
  22. Neurologic Critical Care, Including Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, J. Claude Hemphill, III, Wade S. Smith
  23. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, Thomas D. Bird, Bruce L. Miller
  24. Parkinson's Disease and Other Extrapyramidal Movement Disorders, Mahlon R. DeLong, Jorge L. Juncos
  25. Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders, C. Warren Olanow
  26. Ataxic Disorders, Roger N. Rosenberg
  27. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Diseases, Robert H. Bowen, Jr.
  28. Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System, Phillip A. Low, John W. Engstrom
  29. Trigeminal Neuralgia, Bell's Palsy, and Other Cranial Nerve Disorders, M. Flint Beal, Stephen L. Hauser
  30. Diseases of the Spinal Cord, Stephen L. Hauser, Allan H. Ropper
  31. Concussion and Other Head Injuries, Allan H. Ropper
  32. Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Nervous System, Stephen M. Sagar, Mark A. Israel
  33. Neurologic Disorders of the Pituitary and Hypothalamus, Shlomo Melmed, J. Larry Jameson, Gary L. Robertson
  34. Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Diseases, Stephen L. Hauser, Douglas S. Goodin
  35. Meningitis, Encephalitis, Brain Abscess, and Empyema, Karen L. Roos, Kenneth L. Tyler
  36. Chronic and Recurrent Meningitis, Walter J. Koroshetz, Morton N. Swartz
  37. HIV Neurology, Anthony S. Fauci, H. Clifford Lane
  38. Prion Diseases, Stanley B. Prusiner, Bruce L. Miller
  39. Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes, Josep Dalmau, Myrna R. Rosenfeld
  40. Peripheral Neuropathy, Vinay Chaudhry
  41. Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Other Immune-Mediated Neuropathies, Stephen L. Hauser, Arthur K. Asbury
  42. Myasthenia Gravis and Other Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction, Daniel B. Drachman
  43. Muscular Dystrophies and Other Muscle Diseases, Robert H. Brown, Jr., Anthony A. Amato, Jerry R. Mendell
  44. Polymyostitis, Dermatomyositis, and Inclusion Body Myositis, Marinos C. Dalakas
  45. Special Issues in Inpatient Neurologic Consultation, Scott Andrew Josephson, Martin A. Samuels
  46. Atlas of Neuroimaging, Andre Furtado, William P. Dillon
  SECTION IV: CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
  47. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Stephen E. Straus
  SECTION V: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
  48. Biology of Psychiatric Disorders, Steven E. Hyman, Eric Kandel
  49. Mental Disorders, Victor I. Reus
  SECTION VI: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCY
  50. Alcohol and Alcoholism, Marc A. Schuckit
  51. Opioid Drug Abuse and Dependence, Marc A. Schuckit
  52. Cocaine and Other Commonly Abused Drugs, Jack H. Hendelson, Nancy K. Mello
  Review and Self-Assessment:
  Charles Wiener, Gerald Bloomfield, Cynthia D. Brown, Joshua Schiffer, Ada Spivak
  Index