NEUROLOGY. MOUNT SINAI EXPERT GUIDES

• Section 1: Introduction
1 Neurologic history and examination
2 Neuroradiology
3 Neurophysiologic and other neurodiagnostic tests

• Section 2: Diagnosis of patients with neurologic symptoms
4 Delirium and Coma
5 Episodic collapse, loss of consciousness, seizures
5 Dysphasias, dyspraxias, and dysexecutive syndromes: the non-memory cognitive impairments
7 Memory Loss and Dementia
8 Headache
9 Abnormal movements and incoordination
10 Sleep Disorders, Somnolence, and Fatigue
11 Visual loss and double vision
12 Vertigo, Dizziness and Hearing Loss
13 Facial weakness, slurred speech and difficulty swallowing
14 Difficulty walking
15 Muscle weakness and paralysis
16 Tingling and loss of sensation
17 Low back pain and neck pain
18 Suspected spinal cord dysfunction
19 Bladder and sexual dysfunction

• Section 3: Neurologic Diseases and Therapeutics
20 Vascular diseases-ischemic stroke, intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral venous thrombosis, arterio-venous malformations
21 Neurologic complications of systemic disease
22 Neurooncology
23 Multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory diseases
24 Infections of the nervous system
25 Parkinson disease and related disorders
26 Hyperkinetic movement disorders
27 Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia
28 Cerebellar and brain stem disorders
29 Inborn errors of metabolism
30 Epilepsy
31 Autonomic disorders
32 Peripheral neuropathies
33 Myopathy
34 Neuromuscular junction disorders
35 Motor neuron disease
36 Metabolic encephalopathy, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, and brain death
37 Pain disorders
38 Migraine and other headache syndromes
39 Sleep disorders
40 Neurocritical care
41 Trauma
42 The postoperative Care of Neurosurgical Patients

Index

Mount Sinai Expert Guides: Neurology provides trainees in neurology with an extremely clinical and accessible handbook covering the major neurologic disorders and symptoms, their diagnosis and clinical management.
Perfect as a point-of-care resource on the hospital wards and also as a refresher for board exam preparation, the focus throughout is on providing rapid reference, essential information on each disorder to allow for quick, easy browsing and assimilation of the must-know information.

All chapters follow a consistent template including the following features:
• An opening bottom-line/key points section
• Classification, pathogenesis and prevention of disorder
• Evidence-based diagnosis, including relevant algorithms, laboratory and imaging tests, and potential pitfalls when diagnosing a patient
• Disease management including commonly used medications with dosages, management algorithms and how to prevent complications
• How to manage special populations, ie, in pregnancy, children and the elderly
• The very latest evidence-based results, major society guidelines and key external sources to consult

In addition, the book comes with a companion website housing extra features such as case studies with related questions for self-assessment, key patient advice and ICD codes. Each guide also has its own mobile app available for purchase, allowing you rapid access to the key features wherever you may be.
If you're specialising in neurology and require concise, practical and clinical guidance from one of the world's leading institutions in this field, then this is the perfect book for you.