Neurology for Non-Neurologists

Approach to the Patient

• Taking a Neurological History 

• The Mental Status Examination 

• The Neurological Exam: Cranial Nerves, Motor, Sensory, Coordination and Reflexes

Sensory Complaints

• Approach to the Patient with Dizziness 

• Treatment of Dizziness 

• Approach to the Patient with Spells

• Fatigue

• Migraine and Other Headache Syndromes 

• Headache as a Symptom of Systemic Disease 

• Neck and Arm Pain 

• Low Back and Leg Pain 

• Approach to the Problem of Chronic Pain 

Epilepsy

• Epilepsy 
  

• Seizures as a Symptom of Systemic Disease 
  

Neuro-Ophthalmology

• Visual Disturbances 

• Eye Movement, Lid, and Pupil Abnormalities

Movement Disorders

• Parkinsonism 

• Tremor 

• Hypokinetic Movement Disorders (other than Parkinson Disease)

• Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders 

Stroke

• Prevention of Stroke 

• Treatment of Acute Stroke 

Cancer Neurology

• Primary Brain Tumors 

• Neurological Aspects of Systemic Cancer

Neurological Infections

• Encephalitis 

• Meningitis 

• HIV Neurology 

Neuromuscular Disorders

• Neuropathies 

• Muscle and Neuromuscular Junction Disorders

• Motor Neuron Diseases 

Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Disorders

• Multiple Sclerosis 

• Autoimmune Neurology 

Behavioral Neurology

• Evaluation of Cognitive Impairment 

• Alzheimer's Disease 

• Delirium and Confusion

• Neuropsychiatry 

Neuroimaging

• Principles of Neuroimaging 

Borderlands of Medicine and Neurology

• Neurology of Lupus and Other Collagen Vascular Disease

• The Neurology of Acid-Base Disturbances

• Neurocardiology 

• Neurohematology 

Sleep Disorders

• Insomnia 

• Excessive Sleepiness 

• Sleep Problems in Neurological Diseases 

Brain Injury and Toxins

• Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion 

• Metabolic Encephalopathy 

• Coma and Brain Death 

• The Neurology of Alcohol 

• Neurotoxicology: Central Nervous System Toxins

• Neurotoxicology: Peripheral Nervous System Toxins

Special Topics

• Neurorehabilitation 

• Autonomic Neurology 

• Women’s Neurology

• Neurological Aspects of Death and Dying 

• Neurology in Resource-Limited Environments 

• Neurogenetics for Non-Neurologists