Electromyography, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics, E-Book


Book Description

This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Devon I. Rubin, will cover key topics in Electromyography. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series consulting editor, Dr. Randolph W. Evans. Topics discussed in this issue will include: Nerve Conduction Studies, Needle EMG, Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Uncommon Mononeuropathies, EDX Assessment of Uncommon Mononeuropathies, Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Radiculopathies, Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Plexopathies, Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Polyneuropathy, Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Myopathy, Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Neuromuscular Junction Disorders, Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Motor Neuron Diseases, Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Hyperexcitable Nerve Disorders, and EMG Case Examples. - Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on the latest updates in Electromyography, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.




Outpatient Neurology, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics, E-Book


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In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Doris Kung and Everton A. Edmondson bring their considerable expertise to Outpatient Neurology. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as neck pain; how to read neurophysiology reports for the non-neurophysiologist; trigeminal neuralgia; epilepsy: choosing the best AED for your patient; insomnia: differential diagnosis and treatment options; dementia: management of psychiatric symptoms; and more. - Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including back pain; MS/CNS demyelinating disorders: diagnosis, initial treatment, and prognosis; chronic migraine; post-concussion syndrome; diabetic neuropathies: mononeuritis multiplex, plexopathy, and distal symmetric polyneuropathy; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on outpatient neurology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Neurosurgery for Neurologists, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics, E-Book


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In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Russell R. Lonser and Daniel K. Resnick bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Neurosurgery for Neurologists. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as indications and advances in surgical epilepsy, critical care management of traumatic brain injury, neurosurgical mimics, surgical neuro-oncology, and more. - Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including degenerative spine disorders and multiple sclerosis; spinal fusion update; intraoperative monitoring for spinal surgery; peripheral nerve injury and compression; diagnosis and treatment of Chiari malformation; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on neurosurgery for neurologists, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Pediatric Neurology, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics, E-Book


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This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Gary D. Clark and James J. Riviello, will cover key topics in Pediatric Neurology. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series consulting editor, Dr. Randolph W. Evans. Topics discussed in this issue will include: The State of Child Neurology; The Financial Power of Neurology in a Major Children's Hospital; Neurology in a Pandemic; Education: Training the Next Generation of Child Neurologists and Neurodevelopmental Disability Doctors, Student Education and Recruitment; Genetic Testing and Counseling in Child Neurology; Novel Treatments and Clinical Research in Child Neurology; Epilepsy: Novel Surgical Techniques and Monitoring; Epilepsy: Genetics; Epilepsy: Treatment of Epileptic Syndromes; Neuromodulation for Pediatric Epilepsy; Inflammatory Diseases of the Nervous System; Neurooncology; Neurocritical Care and Brain Monitoring; The Brain and Heart Disease in Children; Neurology of Sleep; and Evidence Based Protocols.




Functional Neurological Disorder, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics, E-Book


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In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editosr Drs. David L. Perez and Sara A. Finkelstein bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Functional Neurologic Disorders. Top experts in the field cover issues such as functional movement disorder: assessment and treatment; functional cognitive disorder: diagnosis, treatment, and differentiation from secondary causes of cognitive dysfunction; functional speech and voice disorders: diagnosis and treatment; personalizing clinical care in functional neurological disorder: a biopsychosocial-informed perspective; and more. - Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including functional seizures: clinical and semiological features; persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (functional dizziness) functional neurological disorder: common diagnostic pitfalls; setting up a functional neurological disorder clinical program; outpatient occupational therapy for paroxysmal functional symptoms: sensory modulation training as an emerging treatment; sex and gender differences in functional neurological disorder; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on functional neurologic disorders, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Epilepsy, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics, E-Book


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In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editor Dr. Steven C. Schachter brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Epilepsy. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as telemedicine and epilepsy care; wearable technologies and mobile apps in the evaluation and treatment of epilepsy; effects of maternal use of AEDs on child development; sleep and epilepsy; dietary treatments for epilepsy; and more. - Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including racial/ethnic disparities in epilepsy burden and treatment; autism and epilepsy; emerging technologies for epilepsy surgery; prevalence and diagnosis of sexual dysfunction in people with epilepsy; epilepsy in older persons; rescue treatments for seizure clusters; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on epilepsy, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Imaging of Headache, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics, E-Book


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In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editor Dr. Sangam Kanekar brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Imaging of Headache. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as headache attributed to disorder of the cranium and base of the skull; role of CT and MRI in evaluation of headache due to paranasal sinus and teeth disorder; imaging of painful ophthalmologic disorders; role of MRI and CT in the evaluation of headache in pregnancy and postpartum period; assessment and imaging of pediatric and adolescent headache; and more. - Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including "when to and when not to image headache; imaging appearance of migraine and tension type headache; radiology of trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgias; post-traumatic headaches and post-craniotomy syndromes; imaging of headache attributed to vascular disorder; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on imaging of headache, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Secondary Headaches, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics, E-Book


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In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editor Randolph W. Evans brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Secondary Headaches. - Provides in-depth secondary headaches, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Clinical Electromyography, an Issue of Neurologic Clinics


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Electromyography remains a main diagnostic tool within neurology. This issue of Neurologic Clinics addresses the most recent developments in the clinical application of EMG. Articles in this issue include: Nerve conduction studies: Basic Concepts and Patterns of Abnormalities; Needle Electromyography-Basic Concepts andInterpretation of Recorded Potentials;Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Carpal TunnelSyndrome;Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Ulnar Neuropathyand Other Upper Extremity Mononeuropathy; Lower Extremity Mononeuropathies;Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Brachial Plexopathies; Evaluation ofRadiculopathies;Electrodiagnostic Approach to Motor NeuronDiseases;Electrophysiologic Findings in PeripheralNeuropathies; Evaluation of Neuromuscular Junction Disorders in the EMGLaboratory;Electrodiagnostic Findings inMyopathy;Electrodiagnostic Approach to CranialNeuropathies; Technical Issues with Nerve Conduction Studies and Needle EMG;andCoding and Reimbursement of ElectrodiagnosticStudies.




Therapy in Neurology , An Issue of Neurologic Clinics E-Book


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This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by Dr. José Biller, is devoted to Therapy in Neurology. This issue is one of four selected each year by the series Consulting Editor, Dr. Randolph W. Evan. Articles in this issue include: Update on CGRP Antagonism in the Treatment of Migraine, Advances in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, Advances in the Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, Advances and ongoing controversies in PFO closure and cryptogenic stroke, Advances in neuromodulation/neurostimulation in Neurology, Advances in the treatment of muscular dystrophies and motor neuron disorders, Advances in the management of small fiber neuropathies, Update in the treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, What is new in neuro-oncology?, Advances in the surgical management of epilepsy, Treatment of Viral Encephalitis, An update on Botulinum toxin in neurology, Cannabinoids in neurological illnesses, and Pitfalls in Transitioning Neurological Care of the Developmentally Disabled from Pediatric to Adult Providers.