Neurovascular and Neurocutaneous Diseases

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CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE Carotid disease Vertebrobasilar disease Arteriovenous malformation Arterial-cavernous sinus fistula Aneurysms Dolichoectatic arteries NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES Neurofibromatosis Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis (Sturge-Weber syndrome) Retinal angiomatosis (von Hippel…

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Ocular Motility Disorders: Cranial Nerve Palsies

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CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen ABDUCENS NERVE:CRANIAL NERVE VI Signs and symptoms Anatomy: clinical implications Differential diagnosis and evaluation Management TROCHLEAR NERVE: CRANIAL NERVE IV Signs and symptoms Anatomy: clinical…

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The Facial Nerve

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CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen NEUROANATOMY Supranuclear (upper motor neuron) pathways Facial nucleus and fascicles (lower motor neuron) Subarachnoid space Temporal bone and peripheral course ASSESSMENT OF FACIAL NERVE FUNCTION…

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Ocular Motility Disorders: Extraocular Muscles and the Neuromuscular Junction

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CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLES Anatomy and function MYOPATHIES Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia Muscular dystrophies Orbital inflammatory disorders RESTRICTIVE ORBITOPATHIES Orbital Graves disease Other restrictive syndromes DISORDERS OF…

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Examination of the Visual Motor System

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CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen OVERVIEW AND TERMINOLOGY GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OCULAR MOTILITY Fixation Ocular versions and ductions Vergence Pursuit Saccades Ancillary methods Assessing ocular alignment Forced duction testing Nystagmus Eye…

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Pain and Sensation

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CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE Neuroanatomy Clinical testing Symptoms of trigeminal nerve dysfunction FACIAL NUMBNESS CAUSES OF FACIAL PAIN AND HEADACHE Migraine Tension-type headache Cluster headache Ocular…

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Neuro-Ophthalmic History and Examination

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CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen INTRODUTION CHIEF COMPLAINT AND HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS Visual loss Positive visual and hallucinations Diplopia Ptosis Anisocoria Pain and Photophobia REVIEW OF SYSTEMS AND OTHER…

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Neuro-Ophthalmic History and Examination

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Introduction Print Section Listen Section I contains a single chapter that discusses the neuro-ophthalmic history, outlines the components of the neuro-ophthalmic examination, and introduces the important high-tech tools that have…

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