Women’s Neurology

Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series, Women's Neurology uses a case-based approach to cover common and important topics in the examination, investigation, and management of neurologic disorders in women. Each chapter provides a discussion of the diagnosis, key points to remember, and selected references for further reading. The book addresses a wide range of topics including reproductive health, pregnancy, and healthy aging, and is suited for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who practice in internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics, and gynecology. Women's Neurology is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter difficult patients. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer the question, "What do I do now?"

Section 1. Issues in Women during their Reproductive YearsChapter 1: Hormonal Contraception in a Woman with HeadacheChapter 2: Young Woman with Jerking MovementsChapter 3: HeadacheChapter 4: Seeing SpotsChapter 5: Seizures Occurring Once a MonthChapter 6: Pain in the BackChapter 7: Multiple Ovarian Cysts in a Woman with EpilepsyChapter 8: Newly-wed with Headache, Morning-sickness, and Subjective Right-side WeaknessChapter 9: Routine Long-term Epilepsy Follow-upChapter 10: A Young Woman with InfertilityChapter 11: A Woman With Weight Gain and FatigueSection 2. PregnancyChapter 12: What Imaging Test Do I Order?Chapter 13: A Lady with a Headache in the First TrimesterChapter 14: A Lady with a Headache in the Second TrimesterChapter 15: Ringing in the Ears and Pain in the HeadChapter 16: A Pregnant Woman with Aphasia and Right Sided WeaknessChapter 17: Postpartum Visual DisturbanceChapter 18: Postpartum Thunderclap HeadacheChapter 19: Postpartum Left Sided Numbness and Right Sided ShakingChapter 20: Acute Headache in PregnancyChapter 21: The Worst Headache of Her LifeChapter 22: A Woman in Labor with Hypotension and Dyspnea after Epidural PlacementChapter 23: Weakness in the Hand of a Woman during PregnancyChapter 24: A Woman with Leg Weakness after DeliveryChapter 25: A Young Woman with Double Vision and FatigueChapter 26: "I Don't Want to Start Therapy Yet"Chapter 27: A Mother Who Could Not See Her BabyChapter 28: A 27 Year-Old Woman with Epilepsy Planning for PregnancySection 3. Women's Health and AgingChapter 29: "I am Pregnant; Why Can't I Sleep?"Chapter 30: Cognitive ConcernsChapter 31: "Will I Have a Stroke?"Chapter 32: Involuntary MovementsChapter 33: Convulsion in a Pregnant WomanChapter 34: Memory Concerns in Middle Age