Evidence-Based Neurology

Bart M. Demaerschalk, MD, MSc, FRCP(C), Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USADean M. Wingerchuk, MD, MSc, FRCP(C), Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

• Contributors viiPart 1 Evidence-based neurology: introduction1 Evidence-based neurology in health education 3Lawrence Korngut, Miguel Bussière and Bart M. Demaerschalk2 Evidence-based medicine in health research 9Dean M. Wingerchuk3 Evidence and ethics 13Joseph L. VerheijdePart 2 Evidence-based neurology in the hospital4 Thunderclap headache 23Jonathan H. Smith and Todd J. Schwedt5 Coma 33Bappaditya Ray and Salah G. Keyrouz6 Acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack 53Maria I. Aguilar7 Spinal cord compression 67Naresh P. Patel, Christopher A. Payne and Bhavesh M. Patel8 Delirium 75William D. Freeman9 Status epilepticus 81Kameshwar Prasad, Manya Prasad, Sridharan Ramaratnam and Anthony G. Marson10 Raised intracranial pressure 87William David Freeman11 Traumatic brain injury 93Miguel Arango, Walter Videtta and Corina Puppo12 Myasthenia gravis 107Brent P. Goodman13 Acute visual loss 113Byron Roderick Spencer14 Secondary prevention of stroke 119Gord GubitzPart 3 Evidence-based neurology in the clinic15 Central nervous system infections 131Gloria von Geldern and Avindra Nath16 Evidence-based neuro-oncology 143Michael G. Hart and Robin Grant17 Epilepsy 153Sridharan Ramaratnam and Anthony G. Marson18 Cognitive disorders: mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease 173Charlene H. Snyder, Bryan K. Woodruff and Richard J. Caselli19 Evidence-based treatment of Parkinson’s disease 191Nicholas D. Child and Bryan T. Klassen20 Therapies for multiple sclerosis 209Greg Thaera and Dean M. Wingerchuk21 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 219Cumara B. O’Carroll, Amelia K. Adcock and Bart M. Demaerschalk22 Peripheral nerve disorders 235Jennifer A. Tracy and P. James B. Dyck23 Critical illness neuromyopathy 243Brent P. Goodman and Andrea J. Boon24 Muscle disorders 249Amelia K. Adcock, Cumara B. O’Carroll and Bart M. Demaerschalk25 Sleep disorders 257Joyce K. Lee-Iannotti26 Acute migraine attacks 267E. Anne MacGregor, Rashmi B. Halker and Bert B. Vargas27 Therapy of vestibular disorders nystagmus and cerebellar ataxia 279Michael Strupp and Thomas Brandt28 Neuro-ophthalmology 291Martin Sutton-Brown and Jason J. S. Barton29 Therapeutic connection in neurorehabilitation: theory evidence and practice 303Nicola M. Kayes, Kathryn M. McPherson and Paula KerstenPart 4 Telemedicine feature30 Evidence-based teleneurology practice 321William D. Freeman, Kevin M. Barrett, Kenneth A Vatz and Bart M. DemaerschalkIndex 325