Clinical Pathways in Neuro-Ophthalmology: An Evidence-Based Approach - Hardcover

Lee, Andrew G.; Brazis, Paul W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 158890136X ISBN 13: 9781588901361

Publisher: Thieme, 2003

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Professor of Neurology, Mayo School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thieme
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158890136X
• ISBN 13: 9781588901361
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 486