Blueprints Clinical Cases NeurologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007 - 390 pagini Offering preparation for students aiming to take their USMLE Steps 2 & 3, this book features 60 clinical cases, 10 new to this edition & 50 revised & updated. Easch case consists of a clinical vignette followed by thought questions & discussion, & ends with a question & answer review & bibliographic references. Blueprints Clinical Cases in Neurology, Second Edition offers third- and fourth-year medical students valuable preparation for clerkships and the USMLE Steps 2 and 3. The book features 60 clinical cases, 10 new to this edition and 50 revised and updated from the first edition. Each case consists of a clinical vignette followed by thought questions and discussion, and ends with a question-and-answer review and a listing of suggested additional reading. A question-and-answer section at the end of the book contains 100 USMLE-format multiple-choice questions and detailed answer explanations. Blueprints Clinical Cases in Neurology, Second Edition offers third- and fourth-year medical students valuable preparation for clerkships and the USMLE Steps 2 and 3. The book features 60 clinical cases, 10 new to this edition and 50 revised and updated from the first edition. Each case consists of a clinical vignette followed by thought questions and discussion, and ends with a question-and-answer review and a listing of suggested additional reading. A question-and-answer section at the end of the book contains 100 USMLE-format multiple-choice questions and detailed answer explanations. |
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CASE | 11 |
New Onset Seizure and Fever | 18 |
Seizures in an 8YearOld Girl | 28 |
Tremor in Adulthood | 35 |
Fluctuating Tremor in an Adult | 46 |
Patients Who Present with a Headache | 57 |
Headache and Confusion | 63 |
CASE 13 | 70 |
Child Late in Walking | 202 |
Child Clumsy in Walking | 206 |
Low Back Pain | 211 |
Right Ankle Weakness | 216 |
Delayed Walking | 222 |
Weakness Numbness or Pain | 227 |
Bilateral Arm Weakness | 229 |
Neck and Arm Pain | 236 |
Blurry Vision and Headache | 79 |
Headache and Lethargy | 89 |
Patients Who Present with Altered Mental StatusMemory LossPersonality Changes | 93 |
New Onset Dementia | 95 |
Memory Loss and Personality Changes | 100 |
Headache and Personality Changes | 106 |
Developmental Regression in Childhood | 112 |
Episode of Confusion | 118 |
Confusion in an Elderly Man | 124 |
Altered Mental Status and Fever | 129 |
Frontal Sinus Fracture | 135 |
Coma | 140 |
Patients Who Present with Hemiparesis and Generalized Weakness | 145 |
Acute LeftSided Weakness | 147 |
Worsening LeftSided Weakness | 152 |
Hemiparesis Following Trauma | 157 |
Progressive Hemiparesis | 162 |
Generalized Weakness in an Adult | 166 |
Bilateral Foot Drop Lower Extremity Numbness and Tingling | 171 |
Progressive Numbness and Weakness | 175 |
Floppy Infant | 180 |
Patients Who Present with Trouble Walking Leg Weakness Numbness or Pain | 185 |
Paraparesis Ataxia and Incontinence | 187 |
Leg Pain and Urinary Incontinence | 192 |
Chronic Progressive Difficulty Walking | 197 |
Infant not Moving Right Arm | 241 |
Right Hand Weakness | 246 |
Acute Right Arm Weakness and Neck Pain | 251 |
Right Hand Numbness | 257 |
Patients Who Present with Sleep and Speech Problems | 263 |
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness | 265 |
Sleep Problems in Childhood | 270 |
Difficulty Speaking in an Adult | 274 |
Patients Who Present with Vertigo Diplopia and Facial Weakness | 281 |
Vomiting Vertigo and Ataxia | 283 |
Dizziness Vomiting and Imbalance | 288 |
Diplopia | 294 |
Diplopia and Dysphagia | 300 |
Diminished Visual Acuity and Eye Pain | 306 |
LeftSided Facial Droop | 310 |
Patients Who Present with an Abnormal Head | 317 |
Microcephaly | 319 |
Macrocephaly | 324 |
Misshapen Head | 329 |
REVIEW QA | 333 |
Questions | 335 |
Answers and Explanations | 361 |
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