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Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders
Biology of the Nervous System
Overview of the Nervous System
Brain
Spinal Cord
Nerves
Effects of Aging on the Nervous System
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders
Introduction
Medical History
Physical Examination
expand / collapse Tests for Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders
Imaging Tests
Spinal Tap
Echoencephalography
Myelography
Electroencephalography
Evoked Responses
Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies
Biopsy
Genetic Testing
expand / collapse Memory Loss
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Essentials for Older People
Key Points
expand / collapse Muscle Cramps
Causes
Evaluation
Prevention
Treatment
Key Points
expand / collapse Numbness
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Key Points
expand / collapse Weakness
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Essentials for Older People
Key Points
Pain
Overview of Pain
expand / collapseTypes of Pain
Neuropathic Pain
Nociceptive Pain
Psychogenic Pain
Evaluation of Pain
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Opioid Analgesics
expand / collapse Nonopioid Analgesics
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen, and Naproxen
Acetaminophen
Adjuvant Analgesics
Nondrug Pain Treatments
Headaches
expand / collapseOverview of Headache
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Essentials for Older People
Key Points
expand / collapse Tension-Type Headaches
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Migraines
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment
expand / collapse Cluster Headaches
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Low-Pressure Headache
Diagnosis
Treatment
Sleep Disorders
Overview of Sleep
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Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Key Points
expand / collapse Insomnia and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Essentials for Older People
Key Points
expand / collapse Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Narcolepsy
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Periodic Limb Movement Disorder and Restless Legs Syndrome
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Parasomnias
Sleep Disorders in Dementia
Brain Dysfunction
Overview of Brain Dysfunction
Brain Dysfunction by Location
expand / collapseSpecific Types of Brain Dysfunction
expand / collapse Aphasia
Treatment
Dysarthria
Apraxia
Agnosia
Amnesia
Delirium and Dementia
Overview of Delirium and Dementia
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Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
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Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
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Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
expand / collapse Vascular Dementia
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Lewy Body Dementia
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Frontotemporal Dementia
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Other Dementias
Coma and Impaired Consciousness
Consciousness
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Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
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Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Minimally Conscious State
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Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Brain Death
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Seizure Disorders
expand / collapseSeizure Disorders
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Stroke (CVA)
expand / collapseOverview of Stroke
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Prevention
Treatment
End-of-Life Issues
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Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Ischemic Stroke
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Hemorrhagic Stroke
expand / collapse Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Tumors of the Nervous System
Introduction
expand / collapse Brain Tumors
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Spinal Cord Tumors
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Radiation Damage
Brain Infections
Central Nervous System Infections
expand / collapse Rabies
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
expand / collapse Encephalitis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Abscess of the Brain
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Subdural Empyema
Diagnosis and Treatment
Parasitic Brain Infections
Meningitis
expand / collapseIntroduction
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Acute Bacterial Meningitis
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Prevention
expand / collapse Viral Meningitis
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
expand / collapse Noninfectious Meningitis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Recurrent Meningitis
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Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Prion Diseases
Overview of Prion Diseases
expand / collapse Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Fatal Familial Insomnia
Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Disease
Kuru
Movement Disorders
Overview of Movement Disorders
expand / collapse Myoclonus
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Tremor
Types of Tremors
Causes
Evaluation
Treatment
Essentials for Older People
Key Points
expand / collapse Parkinson's Disease
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Parkinsonism
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
expand / collapse Multiple System Atrophy
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Tics
Symptoms
Treatment
Tourette's Syndrome
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Chorea, Athetosis, and Hemiballismus
Symptoms
Treatment
expand / collapse Huntington's Disease
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Dystonia
Causes
Types and Symptoms
Treatment
expand / collapse Coordination Disorders
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Fragile X–Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Related Disorders
Overview of Demyelinating Disorders
expand / collapse Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Other Primary Demyelinating Diseases
Spinal Cord Disorders
expand / collapseOverview of Spinal Cord Disorders
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Injuries of the Spinal Cord and Vertebrae
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Compression of the Spinal Cord
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Cervical Spondylosis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Syrinx
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Acute Transverse Myelitis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Blockage of the Spinal Cord's Blood Supply
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Subacute Combined Degeneration
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Tropical Spastic Paraparesis/HTLV-1–Associated Myelopathy
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Overview of the Peripheral Nervous System
expand / collapse Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Diseases
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Overview of Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
expand / collapse Myasthenia Gravis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Botulism
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment
Eaton-Lambert Syndrome
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Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Thoracic Outlet Syndromes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Mononeuropathy
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Multiple Mononeuropathy
expand / collapse Polyneuropathy
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Hereditary Neuropathies
expand / collapse Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Hereditary Neuropathy With Liability to Pressure Palsies
expand / collapse Spinal Muscular Atrophies
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Cranial Nerve Disorders
Overview of the Cranial Nerves
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia
Conjugate Gaze Palsies
expand / collapse Palsies of Cranial Nerves That Control Eye Movement
expand / collapse Third Cranial Nerve (Oculomotor Nerve) Palsy
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Fourth Cranial Nerve (Trochlear Nerve) Palsy
Sixth Cranial Nerve (Abducens Nerve) Palsy
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Trigeminal Neuralgia
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Bell Palsy
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
expand / collapse Hemifacial Spasm
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapse Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hypoglossal Nerve Disorders
Craniocervical Junction Disorders
expand / collapseCraniocervical Junction Disorders
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
expand / collapseOverview of the Autonomic Nervous System
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
expand / collapseAutonomic Neuropathies
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapseHorner's Syndrome
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
expand / collapsePure Autonomic Failure
Diagnosis and Treatment
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