1st ed. 2021 Edition
by Giuseppe Micieli (Editor), Anna Cavallini (Editor), Stefano Ricci (Editor), Domenico Consoli (Editor), Jonathan A. Edlow (Editor)
This book adopts a novel approach: procedures: instead of discussing
the diagnostic categories of neurological syndromes, it focuses on the
symptoms of common neurological presentations (especially in the
emergency room or on the ward), and the diagnostic hypotheses that can
be validated or rejected case by case as a result. Each chapter covers
one of the main symptoms of emergencies in neurology – from transient
consciousness disturbances to focal deficits, acute muscular disorders,
respiratory insufficiency in neurological disorders, headaches,
delirium, seizures and epileptic status, para-and tetraplegia, and head
trauma, to acute functional disorders – and includes tables and figures
to allow readers to gain a quick and easy, yet comprehensive overview of
the topic.
The book guides readers through various scenarios
generated by the onset of symptoms, the clinical tools for differential
diagnostics, and the principles of acute and post-acute phase therapy,
managed by decision algorithms supported by the most recent scientific
evidence.
The resulting precedural profile – created through the
collaboration of over 80 specialists in neurology or other disciplines –
makes this text a valuable tool for neurologists, neurology residents
and allied professionals in their daily clinical practice, as well as
medical students.
