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Merritt’s Neurology, 13e

Elan D. Louis, Stephan A. Mayer, Lewis P. Rowland

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Prelude and Overview

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- 1: Global Burden of Neurologic Disease
  
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Section I: Approach to the Neurologic Patient

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- 2: Signs and Symptoms in Neurologic Diagnosis: Approach to the Patient
  
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- 3: The Neurologic Examination
  
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Section II: Common Problems in Neurology

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- 4: Dizziness, Vertigo, and Hearing Loss
  
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- 5: Syncope and Spells
  
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- 6: Seizures and Status Epilepticus
  
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- 7: Headache and Facial Pain
  
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- 8: Pain, Numbness, and Paresthesias
  
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- 9: Visual Disturbances
  
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- 10: Delirium
  
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- 11: Dementia and Memory Loss
  
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- 12: Involuntary Movements
  
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- 13: Muscle Weakness, Cramps, and Stiffness
  
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- 14: Gait Disorders
  
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- 15: Acute Stroke: The First Hour
  
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- 16: Acute Spinal Cord Syndromes
  
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- 17: Focal Mass Lesions
  
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- 18: Stupor and Coma
  
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- 19: Brain Death
  
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Section III: Diagnostic Tests

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- 20: Computed Tomography
  
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- 21: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  
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- 22: Positron Emission Tomography and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography
  
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- 23: Neurovascular Ultrasound
  
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- 24: Angiography and Endovascular Neuroradiology
  
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- 25: Electroencephalography and Evoked Potentials
  
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- 26: Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Studies, and Magnetic Stimulation
  
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- 27: Autonomic Testing
  
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- 28: Vision, Hearing, and Balance Testing
  
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- 29: Sleep Studies
  
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- 30: Neuropsychological Evaluation
  
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- 31: Lumbar Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis
  
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- 32: Brain, Nerve, and Muscle Biopsy
  
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- 33: Intracranial Pressure and Neurocritical Care Monitoring
  
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- 34: Genetic Testing and DNA Diagnosis
  
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Section IV: Cerebrovascular Diseases

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- 35: Acute Ischemic Stroke
  
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- 36: Transient Ischemic Attack
  
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- 37: Hypoxic–Ischemic Encephalopathy
  
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- 38: Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  
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- 39: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  
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- 40: Cerebral Venous and Sinus Thrombosis
  
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- 41: Vascular Malformations
  
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- 42: Central Nervous System Vasculitis
  
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- 43: Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Other Cerebrovascular Syndromes
  
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- 44: Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention
  
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Section V: Neurotrauma

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- 45: Concussion
  
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- 46: Traumatic Brain Injury
  
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- 47: Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
  
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- 48: Traumatic Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Injuries
  
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Section VI: Dementia

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- 49: Mild Cognitive Impairment
  
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- 50: Alzheimer Disease
  
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- 51: Frontotemporal Dementia
  
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- 52: Lewy Body Dementias
  
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- 53: Vascular Dementias
  
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Section VII: Headache and Pain Syndromes

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- 54: Primary and Secondary Headache Syndromes
  
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- 55: Cranial Neuralgias and Facial Pain Disorders
  
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- 56: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  
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- 57: Neuropathic Pain
  
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Section VIII: Epilepsy and Paroxysmal Disorders

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- 58: Epilepsy
  
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- 59: Ménière Syndrome, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, and Vestibular Neuritis
  
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- 60: Transient Global Amnesia
  
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Section IX: Central Nervous System Infections

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- 61: Acute Bacterial Meningitis and Infective Endocarditis
  
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- 62: Brain Abscess and Parameningeal Infections
  
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- 63: Other Bacterial Central Nervous System Infections and Toxins
  
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- 64: Chronic Meningitis
  
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- 65: Parasitic Infections
  
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- 66: Viral Infections
  
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- 67: HIV and AIDS
  
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- 68: Prion Diseases
  
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Section X: Demyelinating and Inflammatory Diseases

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- 69: Multiple Sclerosis and Allied Demyelinating Diseases
  
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- 70: Pontine and Extrapontine Myelinolysis
  
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- 71: Autoimmune Meningitis and Encephalitis
  
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- 72: Neurosarcoidosis
  
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Section XI: Movement Disorders

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- 73: Essential Tremor
  
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- 74: Tics and Tourette Syndrome
  
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- 75: Restless Legs Syndrome
  
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- 76: Dystonia
  
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- 77: Hemifacial Spasm
  
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- 78: Myoclonus
  
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- 79: Hereditary and Acquired Ataxias
  
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- 80: Tardive Dyskinesia and Other Neuroleptic-Induced Syndromes
  
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- 81: Choreas
  
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- 82: Huntington Disease
  
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- 83: Parkinson Disease
  
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- 84: Parkinson-Plus Syndromes
  
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Section XII: Neuromuscular Diseases

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- 85: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Motor Neuron Diseases
  
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- 86: Bell Palsy and Cranial Neuropathies
  
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- 87: Acquired Peripheral Neuropathies
  
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- 88: Inherited Peripheral Neuropathies
  
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- 89: Myasthenia Gravis and Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
  
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- 90: Inflammatory Myopathies
  
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- 91: Critical Illness Myopathy and Neuropathy
  
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- 92: Endocrine and Toxic Myopathies
  
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- 93: Periodic Paralysis and Other Channelopathies
  
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- 94: Stiff Person Syndrome and Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Hyperexcitability
  
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- 95: Metabolic and Mitochondrial Myopathies in Adults
  
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Section XIII: Neurooncology

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- 96: Gliomas
  
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- 97: Metastatic Tumors
  
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- 98: Tumors of the Meninges
  
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- 99: Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
  
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- 100: Tumors of the Pituitary Gland
  
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- 101: Pineal Region Tumors
  
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- 102: Acoustic Neuroma and Other Skull Base Tumors
  
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- 103: Spinal Tumors
  
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- 104: Paraneoplastic Syndromes
  
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- 105: Complications of Cancer Therapy
  
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Section XIV: Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Edema

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- 106: Hydrocephalus
  
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- 107: Brain Edema and Disorders of Intracranial Pressure
  
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- 108: Intracranial Hypotension
  
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Section XV: Spinal Cord Disorders

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- 109: Intervertebral Disk Disease and Radiculopathy
  
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- 110: Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  
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- 111: Acquired and Hereditary Myelopathies
  
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Section XVI: Autonomic and Sleep Disturbances

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- 112: Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension, Autonomic Failure, and Acquired and Familial Autonomic Neuropathy
  
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- 113: Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity after Acute Brain Injury
  
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- 114: Sleep Disorders
  
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Section XVII: Systemic Organ Function and the Brain

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- 115: Heart–Brain Interactions
  
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- 116: Respiratory Support for Neurologic Diseases
  
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- 117: Endocrine Diseases and the Brain
  
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- 118: Hematologic Diseases and the Brain
  
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- 119: Hepatic Disease and the Brain
  
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- 120: Renal Disease and the Brain
  
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- 121: Gastric and Genitourinary Function and the Brain
  
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- 122: Bone Diseases and the Central Nervous System
  
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- 123: Malnutrition, Malabsorption, and B₁₂ and Other Vitamin Deficiencies
  
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- 124: Neurologic Disease during Pregnancy
  
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- 125: Neurologic Complications of Organ Transplantation
  
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Section XVIII: Neurologic Toxidromes

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- 126: Alcoholism
  
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- 127: Drug Intoxication and Withdrawal
  
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- 128: Neurotoxicology
  
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- 129: Radiation Injury
  
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- 130: Electrical and Lightning Injury
  
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- 131: Decompression Illness
  
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Section XIX: Pediatric Neurology

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- 132: Neonatal Neurology
  
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- 133: Nervous System Formation and Malformation
  
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- 134: Inborn Errors of Metabolism
  
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- 135: Chromosomal Disorders and Disorders of DNA
  
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- 136: The Floppy Infant
  
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- 137: Disorders of Motor and Mental Development
  
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- 138: Autism Spectrum Disorders
  
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- 139: Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies
  
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- 140: Neurocutaneous Syndromes
  
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- 141: Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood
  
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- 142: Progressive Muscular Dystrophies
  
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- 143: Seizures in Children
  
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- 144: Stroke in Children
  
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- 145: Congenital and Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors
  
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- 146: Pediatric Brain Injury and Shaken Baby Syndrome
  
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- 147: HIV, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Drug Effects
  
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Section XX: Psychiatry and Neurology

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- 148: Psychosis
  
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- 149: Mood Disorders
  
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- 150: Anxiety Disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
  
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- 151: Somatic Symptom Disorders
  
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Section XXI: Recovery and End-of-Life Care

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- 152: Neurologic Rehabilitation
  
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- 153: Ethical and End-of-Life Issues in Neurology
  
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