A Dictionary of Neurological Signs

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Springer Science & Business Media, Nov 23, 2005 - Medical - 332 pages

The Dictionary of Neurological Signs can be almost as well described in terms of what the book is not, along with details about what it is. The Dictionary is not a handbook for treatment of neuropathies. While many entries provide the latest treatment options, up-to-the-minute therapies are not discussed in bedside level detail. The Dictionary is not a board review book because it is not in Q&A format but could easily serve in that capacity since each entry is a fairly complete snapshot of a specific disorder or disease.

The Dictionary is an alphabetical listing of commonly presenting neurological diseases and disorders designed to guide the physician toward the correct clinical diagnosis. The content is focused, problem-based, concise and practical. The structured entries in this practical, clinical resource provide a thumbnail of a wide range of neurological signs. Each entry includes:

• definition of the sign

• a brief account of the clinical technique required to elicit the sign

• description of the other signs which may accompany the index sign

• explanation of pathyophysiological and/or pharmacological background

• differential diagnosis

• brief treatment details.

Where known, the entries also include neuroanatomical basis of the sign. The Dictionary provides practical, concise answers to complex clinical questions.

 

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Contents

Abadies Sign to Autotopagnosia
1
Bakinskis Sign to ButtFirst Maneuver
50
Cacogeusia to Czarneckis Sign
64
Dalrymples Sign to Dystonia
87
Ear Click to Eyelid Apraxia
108
FaceHand Test to Funnel Vision
116
Gag Reflex to Gynecomastia
133
Habit Spasm to Hypotropia
141
Oscurations to Overflow
219
Pagophagia to Pyramidal Signs Pyramidal Weakness
231
Quadrantanopia to Quadriparesis Quadriplegia
268
Rabbit Syndrome to Rubral Tremor
269
Saccades to Synkinesia Synkinesis
281
Table Top Sign to TwoPoint Discrimination
302
Uhthoffs Phenomenon to Utilization Behavior
312
Valsalva Maneuver to Vulpians Sign
316

Ice Pack Tet to Iridoplegia
168
Jacksonian March to Junctional Scotoma Junctional Scotoma of Traquair
174
KayserFleischer Rings to Kyphoscoliosis
178
Lagophtalmos to Lower Motor Neurone LMN Syndrome
182
Macrographia to Myotonia
190
Narcolepsy Narcoleptic Syndrome to Nystagmus
210
Wadding Gait to Wry Neck
324
Xanthopsia to Xerophthalmia Xerostomia
330
Yawning to Yoyoing
331
Zooagnosia
332
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