Clinical pathways in neuro-ophthalmology : an evidence-based approach
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Clinical pathways in neuro-ophthalmology : an evidence-based approach
Thieme, c2003
2nd ed
- : TNY
- : GTV
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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: TNY ISBN 9781588901361
Description
Written by an ophthalmologist and a neurologist with more than 30 years experience between them, this is the first book devoted specifically to differential diagnosis in neuro-ophthalmology. The expanded and updated second edition uses an evidence-based approach to link symptoms to specific findings, and covers all major advances in the field. The book utilizes a series of easy-to-follow pathways - supported by helpful tables and expertly written text - to help you walk through any clinical situation and confidently reach a diagnosis. Topics covered include: optic neuritis, diplopia, lid retraction, nerve palsies, and much more!
Benefit from these key features: * Emphasis on cost-effective, evidence-based techniques * Coverage of new topics such as optic nerve glioma, meningiomas, and papilledema * Valuable tables of pathologies and clinical findings that help detect unusual signs and avoid common misinterpretations * Practical, easy-to-use format written with the front line clinician in mind * Thousands of useful and updated references This book is an invaluable resource for all ophthalmologists, neurosurgeons, and neurologists who need the latest diagnostic and treatment techniques for neuro-ophthalmologic disorders. Residents and students will find it an outstanding introduction to the field.
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: GTV ISBN 9783131086426
Description
Written by an ophthalmologist and a neurologist with more than 30 years experience between them, this updated and expanded second edition uses an evidence-based approach to link symptoms to specific findings. The book covers all major disorders in the field, and its easy-to-use format leads directly to the information you'll apply in daily practice. A series of concise algorithms, supported by helpful tables and expertly written text are utilized to cover topics such as: optic neuritis; diplopia; lid retraction; nerve palsies; and much more. The book gives you the tools to analyze virtually any clinical situation and reach an accurate diagnosis. All references in the book have been updated to reflect today's state-of-the-art approaches to treatment. Benefit from thousands of updated references. Here is an invaluable resource for all ophthalmologists, neurosurgeons, and neurologists who need the newest diagnostic and treatment techniques for neuro-ophthalmologic disorders. Residents and students will find it to be an outstanding introduction to the field.
Table of Contents
I. Afferent System 1. The Diagnosis of Optic Neuropathies 2. Optic Neuritis 3. Optic Disc Edema with Macular Star (ODEMS) 4. Non-Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy 5. Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Giant Cell Arteritis 6. Traumatic Optic Neuropathy 7. Transient Visual Loss 8. Visual Field Defects II. Efferent System 9. Diplopia 10. Third Nerve Palsies 11. Fourth Nerve Palsies 12. Sixth Nerve Palsies 13. Supranuclear Palsy 14. Ocular Myasthenia Gravis 15. Thyroid Eye Disease: Grave's Ophthalmology 16. Nystagmus and Other Ocular Oscillations 17. Ptosis 18. Lid Retraction and Lid Lag 19. Ocular Anisocoria and Pupillary Abnormalities
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