Emergent and Urgent Neurology

Now in its revised, updated Second Edition, this volume offers definitive treatment and patient management guidelines for neurologists faced with a neurological emergency or urgent neurological problem. Unlike texts that are geared to the emergency room physician, this book is written for the neurological specialist, and covers not only true emergencies, but also urgent problems that can develop into emergencies, such as altered consciousness and transient ischemic attacks. In addition, it addresses neurological conditions that are deemed urgent with regard to the management of a chronic illness, such as severe chronic headaches, exacerbation of focal signs in a patient with multiple sclerosis, acute mental status changes in a patient with dementia, and appearance of a new movement disorder in a patient with Parkinson's disease. The editors have reorganized the Second Edition to emphasize a symptomatic approach and focused the chapters for greater consistency of style.

John D. Baxter, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey--Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey 08103. H. Richard Beresford, M.D., J.D.: Adjunct Professor, Cornell University Law School; Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York. Joseph R. Berger, M.D.: Chairman, Department of Neurology, Professor, Departments of Neurology and Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington. Thomas P. Bleck, M.D.: Louise Nerance Professor of Neurology, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville. Larry E. Davis, M.D., F.A.C.P.: Chief, Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center; Professor, Departments of Neurology and Microbiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. Steven T. DeKosky, M.D.: Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania. John C. DeToledo, M.D.: Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida. Mark J. DiNubile, M.D.: Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey--Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey. Stewart A. Factor, D.O.: Associate Professor, Riley Family Chair in Parkinson's Disease, Department of Neurology, Albany Medical College, New York. Paul A. Foley, M.D.: Clinical Instructor, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Consulting Neurologist, St. Anthony's Central Hospital, Denver, Colorado. Sander L. Glatt, M.D.: Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City. Stephen J. Gluckman, M.D.: Director, Infectious Disease Clinical Services, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia. James A. Goodwin, M.D.: Associate Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago. John R. Graybill, M.D.: Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Deborah Olin Heros, M.D.: Clinical Neuro-oncologist, Department of Neuro-oncology, Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center. Jean P. Hubble, M.D.: Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus. Roger E. Kelley, M.D.: Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport. William C. Koller, M.D., Ph.D.: Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City. Chi-Wan Lai, M.D.: Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City. Howard J. Landy, M.D., F.A.C.S.: Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida. Anthony E. Lang, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.: Professor of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine/The Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada. Thomas T. Lee, M.D.: Chief Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Florida. Steven L. Lewis, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush Medical College of Rush University, Chicago, Illinois. Alireza Minagar, M.D.: Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Florida. Eric S. Molho, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Albany Medical College, New York. Benoit H. Mulsant, M.D.: Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. R. Eugene Ramsay, M.D.: Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida. Ruth G. Ramsey, M.D.: Professor, Department of Radiology, Head, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Illinois. Steven P. Ringel, M.D.: Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver. Juan R. Sanchez-Ramos, Ph.D., M.D.: Helen Ellis Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of South Florida College of Medicine; James A. Haley Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tampa. Joel R. Saper, M.D., B.S.: Director, Michigan Head-Pain and Neurological Institute, Ann Arbor, Clinical Professor of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing. Vivek Sehgal, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Patricia K. Sharkey-Mathis, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas. Shelly R. Svoboda, M.D., B.F.A.: Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City. Jordan L. Topel, M.D.: Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush Medical College of Rush University, Chicago, Illinois. Ronald J. Tusa, M.D., Ph.D.: Professor of Neurology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.