A Guide to the Primary Care of Neurological Disorders

(A co-publication of Thieme and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

Section I: Primary Care and the Neurosciences1. Primary Care Medicine and Its Relationship to the Clinical Neurosciences2. The History and Scope of the Clinical Neurosciences3. Legal and Ethical Issues4. An Overview of Research Design to Aid in the Critical Appraisal of the Neurosciences Literature5. Improving Outcomes for Patients with Neurological Presentations in Primary Care6. Role of Ambulatory Nursing in the Care of Patients with Neurological Conditions7. The Effective Use of Diagnostic Testing in Neurological DiseaseSection II: Diagnosis of the Patient with Neurological Disease8. History-Taking and Physical Examination of the Patient with Neurological Disease9. Why and When Radiological Studies Should Be Ordered for Neurological Disease10. Electrophysiological Testing in Neurological Disorders: Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, and ElectromyographySection III: Diagnosis and Management of Common Neurological Symptoms11. The Patient with Spinal Disorders12. The Patient with Headaches13. The Patient with Chronic Pain Syndromes14. The Patient Complaining of Numbness or Weakness15. The Patient with Disorders of Motor Control16. The Patient with Visual Symptoms17. The Patient with Disorders of the Auditory System18. The Dizzy Patient19. The Patient with Epilepsy and Seizures20. The Patient with Psychiatric Disorders21. The Patient with an Altered Mental Status: Dementia and Delirium22. The Patient in Stupor, Coma, and Brain DeathSection IV: Management of Specific Categories of Neurological Diseases and Patients23. Head Injury24. Spinal Trauma25. Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease26. Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease27. Neuro-oncology28. Infections/Parainfectious Disorders of the Central Nervous System29. Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System30. The Pediatric Patient31. The Geriatric Patient32. Role of the Emergency Department in Managing the Patient with Altered Mental Status33. The Patient Undergoing Rehabilitation for Neurological Disorders