Neurology

  1. Disorders of Consciousness
    1. Normal Consciousness
      1. Components of Consciousness
        1. Arousal
          1. Awareness
          2. Neuroanatomical Basis
            1. Reticular Activating System
              1. Thalamus
                1. Cortex
                2. Sleep-Wake Cycle
                3. Altered States of Consciousness
                  1. Classification
                    1. Quantitative Disorders
                      1. Qualitative Disorders
                      2. Assessment Tools
                        1. Glasgow Coma Scale
                          1. Full Outline of UnResponsiveness Scale
                            1. Coma Recovery Scale-Revised
                          2. Coma
                            1. Etiology
                              1. Structural Causes
                                1. Supratentorial Lesions
                                  1. Infratentorial Lesions
                                  2. Metabolic Causes
                                    1. Hypoglycemia
                                      1. Hyperglycemia
                                        1. Uremia
                                          1. Hepatic Encephalopathy
                                            1. Hypoxia
                                              1. Hypercapnia
                                              2. Toxic Causes
                                                1. Drug Intoxication
                                                  1. Poisoning
                                                  2. Infectious Causes
                                                    1. Meningitis
                                                      1. Encephalitis
                                                        1. Sepsis
                                                        2. Psychiatric Causes
                                                          1. Catatonia
                                                            1. Conversion Disorder
                                                          2. Clinical Assessment
                                                            1. History
                                                              1. Physical Examination
                                                                1. Neurological Examination
                                                                  1. Level of Consciousness
                                                                    1. Brainstem Reflexes
                                                                      1. Motor Responses
                                                                        1. Breathing Patterns
                                                                      2. Diagnostic Approach
                                                                        1. Laboratory Studies
                                                                          1. Neuroimaging
                                                                            1. Lumbar Puncture
                                                                              1. EEG
                                                                              2. Management
                                                                                1. Supportive Care
                                                                                  1. Specific Treatments
                                                                                    1. Monitoring
                                                                                    2. Prognosis
                                                                                      1. Prognostic Factors
                                                                                        1. Outcome Prediction
                                                                                      2. Vegetative State
                                                                                        1. Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome
                                                                                          1. Clinical Features
                                                                                            1. Sleep-Wake Cycles
                                                                                              1. Absence of Awareness
                                                                                                1. Preserved Autonomic Functions
                                                                                                2. Diagnosis
                                                                                                  1. Clinical Criteria
                                                                                                    1. Differential Diagnosis
                                                                                                    2. Prognosis
                                                                                                      1. Recovery Potential
                                                                                                        1. Time Factors
                                                                                                        2. Management
                                                                                                          1. Supportive Care
                                                                                                            1. Rehabilitation
                                                                                                              1. Ethical Considerations
                                                                                                            2. Minimally Conscious State
                                                                                                              1. Clinical Features
                                                                                                                1. Inconsistent but Reproducible Signs of Awareness
                                                                                                                  1. Command Following
                                                                                                                    1. Gestural Communication
                                                                                                                      1. Intelligible Verbalization
                                                                                                                      2. Diagnosis
                                                                                                                        1. Clinical Criteria
                                                                                                                          1. Assessment Tools
                                                                                                                          2. Prognosis
                                                                                                                            1. Recovery Potential
                                                                                                                              1. Functional Outcomes
                                                                                                                              2. Management
                                                                                                                                1. Rehabilitation
                                                                                                                                  1. Pharmacological Interventions
                                                                                                                                2. Locked-In Syndrome
                                                                                                                                  1. Etiology
                                                                                                                                    1. Brainstem Stroke
                                                                                                                                      1. Brainstem Tumor
                                                                                                                                        1. Central Pontine Myelinolysis
                                                                                                                                          1. Guillain-Barré Syndrome
                                                                                                                                          2. Clinical Features
                                                                                                                                            1. Preserved Consciousness
                                                                                                                                              1. Quadriplegia
                                                                                                                                                1. Anarthria
                                                                                                                                                  1. Preserved Vertical Eye Movements
                                                                                                                                                  2. Diagnosis
                                                                                                                                                    1. Clinical Assessment
                                                                                                                                                      1. Neuroimaging
                                                                                                                                                        1. Electrophysiology
                                                                                                                                                        2. Management
                                                                                                                                                          1. Communication Systems
                                                                                                                                                            1. Supportive Care
                                                                                                                                                              1. Rehabilitation
                                                                                                                                                              2. Prognosis
                                                                                                                                                              3. Brain Death
                                                                                                                                                                1. Clinical Criteria
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Coma
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Absence of Brainstem Reflexes
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Apnea
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Prerequisites
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Known Cause
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Absence of Confounding Factors
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Normal Core Temperature
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Normal Blood Pressure
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Examination
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Pupillary Reflexes
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Corneal Reflexes
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Oculocephalic Reflexes
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Oculovestibular Reflexes
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Gag Reflex
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Cough Reflex
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Apnea Test
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Confirmatory Tests
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. EEG
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Cerebral Angiography
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Transcranial Doppler
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Nuclear Medicine Studies
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Documentation
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Organ Donation Considerations

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