A Guide to the Primary Care of Neurological Disorders (AAN)

Synthesizing the expert clinical advice of specialists who treat disorders of the nervous system, this book is an accessible, single-volume resource for primary care physicians requiring practical information on a range of neurological disorders. A Guide to the Primary Care of Neurological Disorders provides readers with a firm foundation in neuroscience concepts that will enable them to make timely diagnostic, treatment, and referral decisions about common symptoms, including chronic pain, headache, seizures, numbness, and dizziness. Additional chapters cover specific categories of neurological disease, providing the reader with concise descriptions of the clinical manifestations, examination techniques, and treatment options for each. Features: An outline at the start of each chapter aids rapid location of topics of interest Thorough coverage of history-taking and the physical examination "Pearls" and "Pitfalls" at the end of each chapter review fundamental concepts and provide helpful guideposts for managing each clinical situation Packed with essential information on clinical neurosciences, this comprehensive book is ideal for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, residents in primary care specialties, and medical students. (A co-publication of Thieme and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons) Now updated in a second edition, "A Guide to the Primary Care of Neurological Disorders" provides easy-to-follow advice from specialists in the fields of neurosurgery, neurology, ophthalmology, otology, psychiatry, and others. This user-friendly text contains practical information and is organized for its ease of use by a busy clinician, whether it be a primary care physician, or physician assistant working in a primary care setting. "A Guide to the Primary Care of Neurological Disorders" approaches such neurological problems as low back pain, headache, seizure disorders, stroke, head injury, disc disease and peripheral nerve damage by emphasizing the important information to be gleaned from history-taking, physical examination and data obtained from imaging or other neurodiagnostic tests. The book provides guidance for ordering appropriate imaging for precise diagnosis and avoidance of redundancy, non-operative conservative management suggestions, and advice on when specialty referral is appropriate. Topics included in "A Guide to the Primary Care of Neurological Disorders" are: primary care medicine and the patient with diseases of the nervous system; improving outcomes for patients with neurological presentations in primary care; history-taking and physical examination; common neurological symptoms: their diagnosis and management; management of specific categories of neurological diseases; and many more

This book provides primary care physicians with a firm foundation in neuroscience concepts that will enable them to make timely diagnostic, treatment, and referral decisions about common neurological symptoms, including chronic pain, headache, seizures, numbness, and dizziness.

Journal of Neurosurgery

Simple, clear, and factual...useful to a primary care physician...will serve its intended audience nicely...