Overview

For those clinicians with minimal experience in reading the signs and symptoms of neuro-ophthalmic disease, this book provides the information you need to make accurate clinical judgments and will give you the confidence to handle emergency situations. Features: -Well-organized sections on examination techniques, signs and symptoms, categories of neuro-ophthalmic disorders, and key diagnostic tests -More than 200 full-color photographs of specific diseases for easy identification -Detailed lists of differential diagnoses and ""red flags"" to prevent errors in evaluation or treatment -In-depth discussions of optic tumors, diplopia and polyopia, Horner's Syndrome, nerve palsies, visual field defects, eye movement disorders, and more Designed for specialists and non-specialists alike, this user-friendly guidebook will be invaluable for immediate diagnostic and management decisions, including knowing when referrals are in order.

Full Product Details

Author:   Leonard A. Levin ,  Anthony C. Arnold ,  Anthony Arnold
Publisher:   Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.772kg
ISBN:  

9781588901835

ISBN 10:   1588901831
Pages:   494
Publication Date:   04 May 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section I. The Neuro-Ophthalmic Examination 1. Clinical Testing of Visual Function 2. Pupil Testing 3. Techniques of the Oculomotor Examination 4. Choice and Interpretation of Visual Field Testing Section II. Neuro-Ophthalmic Symptoms and Signs 5. Transient Visual Loss 6. Persistent Visual Loss 7. Visual Field Defects 8. Positive Visual Phenomena 9. Diplopia and Polyopia 10. Nystagmus 11. Optic Disc Edema 12. Optic Disc Pallor 13. Ocular and Orbital Pain 14. Proptosis 15. Anisocoria 16. Ptosis and Lagophthalmos Section III. Neuro-Ophthalmic Diagnoses 17. Pseudotumor Cerebri 18. Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy 19. Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy 20. Idiopathic Optic Neuritis 21. Other Inflammatory Optic Neuropathies 22. Compressive Optic Neuropathy 23. Congenital Optic Nerve Anomalies 24. Hereditary Optic Neuropathy 25. Toxic and Metabolic Optic Neuropathies 26. Traumatic Optic Neuropathy 27. Optic Nerve Tumors 28. Diseases of the Chiasm 29. Diseases of the Retrochiasmal Visual Pathway 30. Third Nerve Palsies 31. Fourth Nerve Palsies 32. Sixth Nerve Palsies 33. Cavernous Sinus Disorders 34. Myasthenia Gravis and Ocular Myopathies 35. Supranuclear Disorders of Eye Movement 36. Horner's Syndrome 37. Adie's Pupil 38. Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy (Graves' Disease) 39. Orbital Tumors 40. Orbital Inflammation and Infection 41. Migraines and Migraine Variants 42. Facial Nerve Disorders 43. Thromboembolic Disease 44. Nonorganic Visual Loss Section IV. Neuro-Ophthalmic Procedures 45. Neuro-Ophthalmic Emergencies 46. Ancillary Electrophysiologic Testing 47. Temporal Artery Biopsy 48. Lumbar Puncture 49. Neuroimaging 50. Billing for Neuro-Ophthalmologic Diseases

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The chapters are well-written and contain a multitude of diagrams and tables to help explain the teaching points. This book addresses all the key topics related to neurophthalmology and is nicely divided into sections beginning with the basics of the initial ocular evaluation, and finishing with multiple chapters addressing the discoveries of the initial examination in detail. The numerous images and illustrations help the reader to understand each concept fully. Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Practical Guide , with its handsome hardbacked cover, is filled with many clinical pearls that make it a magnificient addition to anyone's library for the price. --Journal of Neurosurgery

The chapters are well-written and contain a multitude of diagrams and tables to help explain the teaching points. This book addresses all the key topics related to neurophthalmology and is nicely divided into sections beginning with the basics of the initial ocular evaluation, and finishing with multiple chapters addressing the discoveries of the initial examination in detail. The numerous images and illustrations help the reader to understand each concept fully. Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Practical Guide , with its handsome hardbacked cover, is filled with many clinical pearls that make it a magnificient addition to anyone's library for the price. --Journal of Neurosurgery The chapters are well-written and contain a multitude of diagrams and tables to help explain the teaching points. This book addresses all the key topics related to neurophthalmology and is nicely divided into sections beginning with the basics of the initial ocular evaluation, and finishing with multiple chapters addressing the discoveries of the initial examination in detail. The numerous images and illustrations help the reader to understand each concept fully. Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Practical Guide, with its handsome hardbacked cover, is filled with many clinical pearls that make it a magnificient addition to anyone's library for the price.--Journal of Neurosurgery

The chapters are well-written and contain a multitude of diagrams and tables to help explain the teaching points. This book addresses all the key topics related to neurophthalmology and is nicely divided into sections beginning with the basics of the initial ocular evaluation, and finishing with multiple chapters addressing the discoveries of the initial examination in detail. The numerous images and illustrations help the reader to understand each concept fully. Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Practical Guide, with its handsome hardbacked cover, is filled with many clinical pearls that make it a magnificient addition to anyone's library for the price.--Journal of Neurosurgery

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Professor and Chief, Neuro-Ophthalmology Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

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