Emergencies in neurology. Volume I ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mamta Bhushan Singh, Rohit Bhatia, editors.
• Editors: Singh, Mamta Bhushan; Bhatia, Rohit
• Contents: Intro; Preface to the Second Edition; Contents; About the Editors and Contributors; 1: Approach to a Patient in the Neurology Emergency; 2: Neuroimaging in Neurological Emergencies; Stroke; Ischaemic Stroke; CT in Acute Stroke Evaluation; Non-contrast CT (NCCT); Contrast CT; CT Angiography (CTA); Perfusion CT (PCT); MRI in Acute Stroke Evaluation; Conventional MRI; DWI and PWI; The DWI-PWI Mismatch Hypothesis; FLAIR/DWI Mismatch; T2* GRE or SWI Imaging; MRA; Haemorrhagic Stroke; Non-traumatic ICH; CT Findings; MR Findings; Aetiology Based on Location of the Haematoma and Age of the Patient Pattern Recognition Clues to the Aetiology of ICHSAH; Imaging of SAH; Imaging of Aneurysms; Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT); Direct Visualization of Thrombus; Indirect Signs Secondary to Veno-occlusive Disease; Infection; Meningitis and Its Complications; Cerebritis and Abscess; Encephalitis; Herpes Simplex Encephalitis (HSE); Arbovirus Infections; Japanese Encephalitis (JE); Enteroviruses; Demyelinating Disease; Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM); Toxic Encephalopathy; Wernicke Encephalopathy (WE); Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES); Hepatic Encephalopathy Hypoglycaemic EncephalopathyOsmotic Pontine and Extrapontine Myelinolysis; Acute Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning; Methanol Toxicity; Conclusion; References; 3: CSF and EEG in Neurological Emergency; CSF in the Neurology Emergency; Indications; Contraindications; How Much CSF Should Be Taken Out?; What if the LP Is Traumatic?; What Can One Find and What Does It Mean?; CSF Diagnostic Tests for Meningitis and Meningoencephalitis; Other CSF Tests in Neuroinfections; Antibodies; Lactic Acid; Adenosine Deaminase (ADA); Protein 14-3-3; CSF Diagnostic Tests for Non-infective Aetiologies; Conclusion EEG in Neurological EmergenciesOverview; When Should an eEEG Be Ordered in the Neurology Emergency?; Practical Considerations when Ordering an eEEG; What Questions Does an eEEG Answer?; What Questions Can an eEEG Not Answer?; Conclusion; References; 4: Coma and Encephalopathy; Introduction; The Basis of Consciousness; Aetiology; Approach to Diagnosis; General Physical Examination; Blood Pressure; Temperature; Posture; Colour; Facial Muscles; Oral Cavity; Ears; Neck; Optic Fundi; Signs of Trauma; Neurological Evaluation; Respiratory Patterns; Pupillary Responses; Eye Movements; Motor Responses Issues in Differential Diagnosis and ManagementHypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy [13-16]; Hypertensive Encephalopathy and Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy; Metabolic Coma [37-39]; Toxic Coma [40]; Autonomic Toxidromes; Toxic Temperature Alterations; Anion and Osmolar Gap Disorders; Temperature-Related Encephalopathy; Septic Encephalopathy [41, 42]; Hashimoto Encephalopathy [43]; References; 5: Fever with Altered Sensorium; Introduction; Approach to the Patient; History; Physical Examination in a Patient with Fever and Altered Sensorium; Investigations; Blood Investigations
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.8/0425; Neurological emergencies; Neurological emergencies; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811358661; 9811358664
• Related ISBNs: 9789811358647
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 23, 2019).
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