Neurologic Emergencies, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics (Volume 30-1) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 30-1) - Hardcover

Minagar MD FAAN, Alireza; Rabinstein MD FAAN, Alejandro A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1455738948 ISBN 13: 9781455738946

Publisher: Saunders, 2012

Synopsis

Many neurologic disorders can appear in quick and severe forms that require immediate medical attention. This issue of Neurologic Clinics features 14 articles on conditions that commonly present acutely, such as epilepsy, headache, visual loss, nervous system infections, ischemic stroke, head and spinal cord injury, and intracranial hemorrhage.

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About the Author

Dr. Alireza Minagar is Professor and Chairman of neurology at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. As a graduate of Department of Neurology at University of Miami, he did a two-year fellowship in multiple sclerosis and clinical neuroimmunology at the Multiple sclerosis Center of University of Miami. Dr. Minagar has significant interest in pathophysiology and neuroimaging features of the inflammatory disease of human central nervous system, in general, and multiple sclerosis, in particular. His life-long passion is to better understand interactions between the inflamed endothelial cells and other cellular components of blood. Dr. Minagar strongly believes in team work and constantly works with other neurologists and neuroscientists around the globe. He has published more than two hundred manuscripts in peer-reviewed journal and textbooks on multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases.

Edition details

• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1455738948
• ISBN 13: 9781455738946
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 418