Women's Neurology [Illustrated] 9780190609931

Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series, Women's Neurology uses a case-based approach to cover common and

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English Year 2017

Table of contents :
Cover
Women’s Neurology
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Contributors
Section 1. Issues in Women During Their Reproductive Years
1. Hormonal Contraception in a Woman with Headache
2. A Young Woman with Jerking Movements
3. Headache
4. Seeing Spots
5. Seizures Occurring Once a Month
6. Multiple Ovarian Cysts in a Woman with Epilepsy
7. Newlywed with Headache, Morning Sickness, and Subjective Right-side Weakness
8. Routine Long-Term Epilepsy Follow-up
9. A Young Woman with Infertility
10. A Woman with Weight Gain and Fatigue
11. A 27-Year-Old Woman with Epilepsy Planning for Pregnancy
Section 2. Pregnancy
12. What Imaging Test Do I Order?
13. A Lady with a Headache in the First Trimester
14. A Lady with a Headache in the Second Trimester
15. Ringing in the Ears and Pain in the Head
16. A Pregnant Woman with Aphasia and Right-Sided Weakness
17. Postpartum Visual Disturbance
18. Postpartum Thunderclap Headache
19. Postpartum Left-Sided Numbness and Right-Sided Shaking
20. Acute Headache in Pregnancy
21. The Worst Headache of Her Life
22. A Woman in Labor with Hypotension and Dyspnea after Epidural Placement
23. Weakness in the Hand of a Woman During Pregnancy
24. A Woman with Leg Weakness After Delivery
25. A Young Woman with Double Vision and Fatigue
26. Multiple Sclerosis
27. A Mother Who Could Not See Her Baby
28. “I Am Pregnant; Why Can’t I Sleep?”
29. Convulsion in a Pregnant Woman
Section 3. Women’s Health and Aging
30. Cognitive Concerns
31. “Will I Have a Stroke?”
32. Involuntary Movements
33. Memory Concerns in Middle Age
34. Pain in the Back
Index

Women's Neurology [Illustrated]
9780190609931