Altered Consciousness and Behavior Andrew Bissonette Joseph B. Miller THE CLINICAL CHALLENGE Patients presenting with altered mental status (AMS) to the emergency department (ED) are common and challenging. Although etiologies…
Myopathies and Neuromuscular Junction Disorders Rebecca Elizabeth Traub Neuromuscular disorders include all diseases of the peripheral nervous system that extends from the anterior horn of the spinal cord to the…
Fundamentals of Neuroimaging Charles R. Wira III Alex Janke Over time in emergency medicine there has been greater accessibility to imaging modalities, such as non-contrast computed tomography (CT), computed tomography…
Abnormal Vision, Pupils, and Eye Movements Ashley Norse CLINICAL CHALLENGE Eye complaints can be a sign of minor irritation or significant neurologic or systemic diseases such as stroke, multiple sclerosis,…
Neuroanatomy: The Basics Amy D. Costigan Brian Silver A solid foundational understanding of neuroanatomy is critical to the recognition and management of neurologic emergencies. This chapter discusses the most important…
The Neurologic Examination Jean Khoury Andrew N. Russman The neurologic examination is the essential tool to localize clinical findings within the nervous system, to develop a differential diagnosis, and to…
“Before running the code, check your own pulse” – Dr Paul L. Bernstein, Rochester, NY 14.1 Basic Life Support When a person is found unresponsive: aIn patients found unresponsive with…
The treatment of acute ischemic stroke is one of the most rapidly evolving areas in medicine. Like all ischemic vascular emergencies, the priority is reperfusion before irreversible infarction. The central…
The emergency department is where the patient and potential ethical challenges are first encountered. Patients with acute neurologic illness introduce a unique set of dilemmas related to the pressure for…
