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Merritt’s Neurology, 14e

Elan D. Louis, Stephan A. Mayer, James M. Noble

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SECTION I: Global Burden of Neurologic Disease

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- 1: Worldwide Epidemiology of Neurologic Disease
  
  p1-8
- 2: Global Delivery of Neurologic Care
  
  p9-14
SECTION II: Approach to the Neurologic Patient

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- 3: Neurologic History Taking, Localization, and Differential Diagnosis
  
  p15-24
- 4: The Neurologic Examination
  
  p25-44
SECTION III: Common Problems in Neurology

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- 5: Dizziness, Vertigo, and Hearing Loss
  
  p45-50
- 6: Syncope
  
  p51-56
- 7: Seizures
  
  p57-63
- 8: Pain, Numbness, and Paresthesias
  
  p64-69
- 9: Headache and Facial Pain
  
  p70-76
- 10: Visual Disturbances
  
  p77-87
- 11: Delirium
  
  p88-94
- 12: Dementia and Memory Loss
  
  p95-102
- 13: Involuntary Movements
  
  p103-109
- 14: Muscle Weakness, Cramps, and Stiffness
  
  p110-121
- 15: Gait Disorders
  
  p122-131
- 16: Acute Stroke: The First Hour
  
  p132-144
- 17: Acute Spinal Cord Syndromes
  
  p145-151
- 18: Focal Mass Lesions
  
  p152-167
- 19: Stupor and Coma
  
  p168-178
- 20: Brain Death
  
  p179-183
SECTION IV: Diagnostic Tests

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- 21: Computed Tomography
  
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- 22: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  
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- 23: Positron Emission Tomography and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography
  
  p203-207
- 24: Neurovascular Ultrasound
  
  p208-216
- 25: Angiography and Neuroendovascular Surgery
  
  p217-229
- 26: Electroencephalography and Evoked Potentials
  
  p230-242
- 27: Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Studies, and Magnetic Stimulation
  
  p243-254
- 28: Autonomic Testing
  
  p255-258
- 29: Evaluation of the Special Senses (Vision, Hearing, Smell, Vestibular System)
  
  p259-263
- 30: Sleep Studies
  
  p264-270
- 31: Neuropsychological Evaluation
  
  p271-276
- 32: Lumbar Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis
  
  p277-282
- 33: Brain, Muscle, Nerve, and Skin Biopsy
  
  p283-287
- 34: Intracranial Pressure and Neurocritical Care Monitoring
  
  p288-296
- 35: Genetic Testing and DNA Diagnosis
  
  p297-300
SECTION V: Cerebrovascular Diseases

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- 36: Acute Ischemic Stroke
  
  p301-319
- 37: Transient Ischemic Attack
  
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- 38: Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
  
  p324-331
- 39: Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  
  p332-341
- 40: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  
  p342-352
- 41: Cerebral Venous and Sinus Thrombosis
  
  p353-360
- 42: Vascular Malformations
  
  p361-369
- 43: Central Nervous System Vasculitis
  
  p370-383
- 44: Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Other Cerebrovascular Syndromes
  
  p384-400
- 45: Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention
  
  p401-412
SECTION VI: Neurotrauma

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- 46: Concussion and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
  
  p413-419
- 47: Traumatic Brain Injury
  
  p420-440
- 48: Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
  
  p441-450
- 49: Traumatic Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Injury
  
  p451-468
SECTION VII: Dementia

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- 50: Mild Cognitive Impairment
  
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- 51: Alzheimer Disease
  
  p476-485
- 52: Frontotemporal Dementia
  
  p486-491
- 53: Lewy Body Dementias
  
  p492-499
- 54: Vascular Dementia and Cognitive Impairment
  
  p500-505
- 55: Prion Diseases
  
  p506-520
SECTION VIII: Headache and Pain Syndromes

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- 56: Primary and Secondary Headache Disorders
  
  p521-537
- 57: Facial Pain Disorders and Painful Cranial Neuralgias
  
  p538-548
- 58: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  
  p549-556
- 59: Neuropathic Pain
  
  p557-566
SECTION IX: Epilepsy and Paroxysmal Disorders

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- 60: Classification of Seizures and Epilepsy
  
  p567-577
- 61: Management of Epilepsy
  
  p578-596
- 62: Ménière Syndrome, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, and Vestibular Neuritis
  
  p597-601
- 63: Transient Global Amnesia
  
  p602-603
SECTION X: Central Nervous System Infections

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- 64: Acute Bacterial Meningitis
  
  p604-611
- 65: Brain, Spinal, and Epidural Abscess and Other Parameningeal Infections
  
  p612-623
- 66: Other Bacterial Central Nervous System Infections and Toxins
  
  p624-639
- 67: Chronic Meningitis
  
  p640-652
- 68: Parasitic Infections
  
  p653-660
- 69: Viral Infections
  
  p661-689
- 70: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
  
  p690-710
SECTION XI: Demyelinating and Inflammatory Diseases

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- 71: Multiple Sclerosis and Related CNS Neuroimmune Diseases
  
  p711-735
- 72: Transverse Myelitis
  
  p736-743
- 73: Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
  
  p744-754
- 74: Autoimmune Encephalitis and Meningitis
  
  p755-772
- 75: Neurosarcoidosis
  
  p773-777
SECTION XII: Movement Disorders

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- 76: Essential Tremor
  
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- 77: Tics and Tourette Syndrome
  
  p784-792
- 78: Restless Legs Syndrome
  
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- 79: The Dystonias
  
  p800-819
- 80: Hemifacial Spasm
  
  p820-823
- 81: Myoclonus
  
  p824-830
- 82: Hereditary and Acquired Ataxias
  
  p831-848
- 83: Tardive Dyskinesia and Other Neuroleptic-Induced Syndromes
  
  p849-853
- 84: Choreas
  
  p854-860
- 85: Huntington Disease
  
  p861-870
- 86: Parkinson Disease
  
  p871-892
- 87: Parkinson-Plus Syndromes
  
  p893-903
SECTION XIII: Neuromuscular Diseases

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- 88: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Motor Neuron Diseases
  
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- 89: Bell’s Palsy and Cranial Neuropathies
  
  p915-926
- 90: Mononeuropathies and Compression Neuropathies
  
  p927-935
- 91: Acquired Peripheral Neuropathies
  
  p936-954
- 92: Inherited Peripheral Neuropathies
  
  p955-962
- 93: Myasthenia Gravis and Other Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
  
  p963-978
- 94: Inflammatory and Autoimmune Myopathies
  
  p979-988
- 95: Critical Illness Myopathy and Neuropathy
  
  p989-991
- 96: Endocrine and Toxic Myopathies
  
  p992-997
- 97: Periodic Paralysis and Other Channelopathies
  
  p998-1003
- 98: Stiff Person Syndrome and Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Hyperexcitability
  
  p1004-1010
- 99: Metabolic and Mitochondrial Myopathies in Adults
  
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SECTION XIV: Neurooncology

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- 100: Gliomas
  
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- 101: Metastatic Tumors
  
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- 102: Meningiomas
  
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- 103: Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
  
  p1056-1063
- 104: Tumors of the Pituitary Gland
  
  p1064-1071
- 105: Pineal Region Tumors
  
  p1072-1079
- 106: Acoustic Neuroma and Other Skull Base Tumors
  
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- 107: Spinal Tumors
  
  p1089-1099
- 108: Paraneoplastic Syndromes
  
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- 109: Complications of Cancer Therapy
  
  p1106-1113
SECTION XV: Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Edema

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- 110: Hydrocephalus
  
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- 111: Brain Edema and Increased Intracranial Pressure
  
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- 112: Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
  
  p1139-1144
SECTION XVI: Spinal Cord Disorders

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- 113: Intervertebral Disk Disease and Radiculopathy
  
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- 114: Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  
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- 115: Acquired and Hereditary Myelopathies
  
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SECTION XVII: Autonomic and Sleep Disturbances

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- 116: Autonomic Failure, Autonomic Neuropathy, and Orthostatic Intolerance
  
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- 117: Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity After Acute Brain Injury
  
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- 118: Sleep Disorders
  
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SECTION XVIII: Systemic Organ Function and the Nervous System

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- 119: Heart-Brain Interactions
  
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- 120: Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy
  
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- 121: Respiratory Support for Neurologic Diseases
  
  p1207-1214
- 122: Endocrine Diseases and the Brain
  
  p1215-1226
- 123: Hematologic Diseases and the Brain
  
  p1227-1244
- 124: Hepatic Disease and the Brain
  
  p1245-1252
- 125: Renal Disease, Electrolyte Disorders, and the Nervous System
  
  p1253-1261
- 126: Gastric and Genitourinary Function and the Brain
  
  p1262-1269
- 127: Bone Diseases and the Central Nervous System
  
  p1270-1276
- 128: Malnutrition, Malabsorption, and Vitamin Deficiencies
  
  p1277-1285
- 129: Neurologic Disease During Pregnancy
  
  p1286-1297
- 130: Neurologic Complications of Organ Transplantation
  
  p1298-1302
SECTION XIX: Neurologic Toxidromes

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- 131: Alcoholism
  
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- 132: Drug Intoxication and Withdrawal
  
  p1313-1318
- 133: Neurotoxicology
  
  p1319-1334
- 134: Radiation Injury
  
  p1335-1346
- 135: Electrical and Lightning Injury
  
  p1347-1349
- 136: Decompression Illness
  
  p1350-1354
SECTION XX: Pediatric Neurology

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- 137: Neonatal Neurology
  
  p1355-1365
- 138: Nervous System Formation and Malformation
  
  p1366-1384
- 139: Inherited Metabolic Diseases
  
  p1385-1409
- 140: Chromosomal Disorders and Disorders of DNA
  
  p1410-1416
- 141: The Floppy Infant
  
  p1417-1423
- 142: Disorders of Motor and Cognitive Development
  
  p1424-1432
- 143: Autism Spectrum Disorders
  
  p1433-1440
- 144: Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies
  
  p1441-1455
- 145: Neurocutaneous Syndromes
  
  p1456-1466
- 146: Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood
  
  p1467-1473
- 147: Muscular Dystrophies and Congenital Myopathies
  
  p1474-1501
- 148: Seizures and Epilepsies in Neonates and Children
  
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- 149: Pediatric Stroke
  
  p1515-1527
- 150: Brain Tumors in Children
  
  p1528-1571
- 151: Pediatric Brain Injury and Shaken Baby Syndrome
  
  p1572-1578
- 152: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Drug Effects
  
  p1579-1587
SECTION XXI: Psychiatry and Neurology

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- 153: Psychosis
  
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- 154: Mood Disorders
  
  p1596-1605
- 155: Anxiety Disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  
  p1606-1614
- 156: Somatic Symptom Disorders
  
  p1615-1628
SECTION XXII: Recovery and End-of-Life Care

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- 157: Neurologic Rehabilitation
  
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- 158: End-of-Life and Palliative Care in Neurology
  
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