Handbook of Differential Diagnosis in NeurologyNicholas P. Poolos Dr. Poolos has organized this handbook to cover both common neurologic conditions as well as more specialized situations. Differentials are presented with discussions of how to distinguish between possible diagnoses, flow charts, and descriptive diagrams. With its unique format, Handbook of Differential Diagnosis in Neurology is a perfect pocket-sized reference. * Portable size allows quick consultation |
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Common Signs and Symptoms of Neurologic Disease | 3 |
Upper Motor Neuron vs Lower Motor Neuron Weakness of the Face | 4 |
Root vs Nerve Lesions in the Extremities | 10 |
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abnormal abscess Acute adults affected Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis aphasia apraxia associated Astrocytoma ataxia atrophy autosomal axonal bacterial meningitis Bilateral biopsy Brain Tumors brainstem Butterworth-Heinemann causes cerebellar chorea Chronic CIDP Clinical Features common contralateral cortical cranial nerve decreased deficiency dementia demyelinating diagnosis distal dysfunction dyskinesias dystonia embolic encephalitis encephalopathy Ependymoma epilepsy etiology facial Fenichel GM focal frontal gait Guillain-Barré syndrome headache hemisphere hemorrhage HMSN hyperintense Idiopathic Impaired infarction infection inflammatory inherited involvement ischemic lesions lower motor neuron Meningioma Metabolic Metastatic migraine Mitochondrial Modified with permission Movement Disorders multifocal Multiple Sclerosis muscle myoclonus myopathy Neuroimaging Neurology Neuromuscular Normal occur onset optic pain palsy Parkinson's disease parkinsonism patients peripheral neuropathy polyneuropathy posterior progressive protein rare seizures sensory loss sensory neuropathy spinal cord stroke Subacute subcortical T1WI T2WI temporal lobe toxicity trauma tremor upper motor neuron usually Vascular vasculitis viral visual weakness white matter