Neurologic Disease : A Modern Pathophysiologic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment

This novel title explores the central and peripheral nervous system in health and disease. By first establishing a fundamental basic science knowledge about the cellular elements of the nervous system, the reader is then presented with clinical cases in a pathophysiologic manner, as exemplified in unifying Guillain Barre and Multiple Sclerosis in one chapter on Demyelinating Disease. The reader is encouraged to adopt a systematic approach of sorting out neurologic problems he or she may face in clinical practice by identifying time and space factors based on the age of a patient. High quality illustrations for each case are included in the book along with novel three-dimensional reconstructions of MR, PET, and CT data whenever possible. Developed largely for medical students as an introduction to the clinical neurosciences, for neurology residents, and for others doing graduate level neuroscience study, __Neurology - A Modern, Pathophysiologic Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurologic Disease__ will also be of significant interest to the established neurologist as a comprehensive, up-to-date reference. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction to Differential Diagnosis in Neurology....Pages 1-13 Cellular and Subcellular Elements of the Nervous System....Pages 15-30 Stroke....Pages 31-81 Epilepsy....Pages 83-106 Demyelinating Diseases of the Peripheral and Central Nervous System: Guillain–Barre and Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 107-125 The Hippocampus....Pages 127-141 Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 143-159 Neurodegenerative Diseases....Pages 161-175 Diseases of Skeletal Muscle....Pages 177-186 Diseases of the Spinal Cord....Pages 187-195 The Cerebellum....Pages 197-205 The Visual Cortex....Pages 207-218 Infections of the Nervous System....Pages 219-228 Neoplastic Diseases....Pages 229-244 Traumatic and Toxic Effects on the Nervous System....Pages 245-251 Conclusions....Pages 253-254 Back Matter....Pages 255-260 Exploring the central and peripheral nervous system in health and disease, this book aims to establish a basic science knowledge about the cellular elements of the nervous system, and then presents clinical cases in a pathophysiologic manner, as exemplified in unifying Guillain Barre and Multiple Sclerosis in one chapter on Demyelinating Disease.