Main description:

From an expert editor team drawn from the Cochrane Neurological Network, Evidence-Based Neurology provides specialists and those in training with the skills and knowledge to apply evidence-based practice in the clinical setting. * fills the gap between guidelines and primary studies as well as between primary and secondary scientific medical literature * summarizes the most recent and important findings on treatments for neurological patients * measures the benefit and, when applicable, the risk of harm inherent in specific neurological interventions * now includes new non-clinical topics of interest to neurologists such as education and research

Contents:

Contributors vii Part 1 Evidence-based neurology: introduction 1 Evidence-based neurology in health education 3 Lawrence Korngut, Miguel Bussiere and Bart M. Demaerschalk 2 Evidence-based medicine in health research 9 Dean M. Wingerchuk 3 Evidence and ethics 13 Joseph L. Verheijde Part 2 Evidence-based neurology in the hospital 4 Thunderclap headache 23 Jonathan H. Smith and Todd J. Schwedt 5 Coma 33 Bappaditya Ray and Salah G. Keyrouz 6 Acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack 53 Maria I. Aguilar 7 Spinal cord compression 67 Naresh P. Patel, Christopher A. Payne and Bhavesh M. Patel 8 Delirium 75 William D. Freeman 9 Status epilepticus 81 Kameshwar Prasad, Manya Prasad, Sridharan Ramaratnam and Anthony G. Marson 10 Raised intracranial pressure 87 William David Freeman 11 Traumatic brain injury 93 Miguel Arango, Walter Videtta and Corina Puppo 12 Myasthenia gravis 107 Brent P. Goodman 13 Acute visual loss 113 Byron Roderick Spencer 14 Secondary prevention of stroke 119 Gord Gubitz Part 3 Evidence-based neurology in the clinic 15 Central nervous system infections 131 Gloria von Geldern and Avindra Nath 16 Evidence-based neuro-oncology 143 Michael G. Hart and Robin Grant 17 Epilepsy 153 Sridharan Ramaratnam and Anthony G. Marson 18 Cognitive disorders: mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer s disease 173 Charlene H. Snyder, Bryan K. Woodruff and Richard J. Caselli 19 Evidence-based treatment of Parkinson s disease 191 Nicholas D. Child and Bryan T. Klassen 20 Therapies for multiple sclerosis 209 Greg Thaera and Dean M. Wingerchuk 21 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 219 Cumara B. O Carroll, Amelia K. Adcock and Bart M. Demaerschalk 22 Peripheral nerve disorders 235 Jennifer A. Tracy and P. James B. Dyck 23 Critical illness neuromyopathy 243 Brent P. Goodman and Andrea J. Boon 24 Muscle disorders 249 Amelia K. Adcock, Cumara B. O Carroll and Bart M. Demaerschalk 25 Sleep disorders 257 Joyce K. Lee-Iannotti 26 Acute migraine attacks 267 E. Anne MacGregor, Rashmi B. Halker and Bert B. Vargas 27 Therapy of vestibular disorders nystagmus and cerebellar ataxia 279 Michael Strupp and Thomas Brandt 28 Neuro-ophthalmology 291 Martin Sutton-Brown and Jason J. S. Barton 29 Therapeutic connection in neurorehabilitation: theory evidence and practice 303 Nicola M. Kayes, Kathryn M. McPherson and Paula Kersten Part 4 Telemedicine feature 30 Evidence-based teleneurology practice 321 William D. Freeman, Kevin M. Barrett, Kenneth A Vatz and Bart M. Demaerschalk Index 325