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Kll. Kostulas, V. K., Link, H., and Lefvert, A. K., Oligoclonal IgG bands in cerebrospinal fluid. Principles for demonstration and interpretation based on findings in 1114 neurological patients. 

What Neurological Patients Tell Us about the Use of Optic Flow... 

Kolb B, Wishaw IQ. Performance of schizophrenic patients on tests sensitive to left or right frontal, temporal, or parietal function in neurological patients. J Nerv Mental Pis 1983 171 435-443. 

Fogel, B. S., Stone, A. B. (1992). Practical pathophysiology in neuropsychiatry A clinical approach to depression and impulsive behavior in neurological patients. In S. C. Yu-dofsky R. E. Hales (Eds.), American Psychiatric Press textbook of neuropsychiatry (pp. 329-344). Washington, DC American Psychiatric Press. 

Herska M, Moscovich DG, Kalian M, Gottlieb D, Bach G (1987 Mar) Aryl sulfatase a deficiency in psychiatric and neurologic patients. Am J Med Genet 26(3) 629-635 lype M et al (2006) Ann Ind Acad Neurol 9 110-112... 

Computed tomography (CT) of the brain revolutionized the care of neurological patients and was insdumental in helping to elucidate many disease processes after its indoduction. 

Pompholyx has been observed 5-7 days from the last day of therapy in three of 23 neurological patients treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (17,97). Pompholyx occurs on the palms of the hands and is characterized by small papules, subdermal vesicles, desquamation, and crusting. 

The clinical pharmacist specialist performs many functions for the hospitalized neurological patient. In addition to performing the pharmacotherapy history, review of systems, and neurological exam on new admissions to formulate a care plan, the pharmacist monitors the patient s progress and documents the therapeutic outcomes. Table 2 lists the common inpatient neurological diagnoses with the medications and monitoring parameters used by clinical pharmacists. 

The following guidelines may be helpful in providing care to neurology patients ... 

Alzheimer s disease (AD), Parkinson s disease (PD) and multiple sclerosis (MS), the most frequent diseases affecting the human brain, are neurodegenerative disorders, and individuals suffering from one of these conditions make up the vast majority of neurology patients both in clinics/doctoPs offices and as in-patients. 

Mota DE, Freitas D and Dorus E (1993) Techniques for measuring magnesium in tissues from hypertensive, psychiatric, and neurological patients. In Birch NJ, ed. Magnesium and the cell, pp. 51-79. Academic Press, London. 

The estimation of various minor (Ca, Mg) and trace elements (Al. Cu, Fe, Mn, Rb, Se and Zn) is usually required on samples of CSF obtained from neurological patients. The levels of trace elements being extremely low, a strict control of sample contamination is absolutely necessary. The needles used for lumbar puncture can cause contamination from iron, nickel and chromium (Lakomaa.1980) and this should not be overlooked. 

When outlining therapy for the neurologic-patient the clinician must discuss all problems with him. Many of these patients hope that osteopathic manipulation will cure their problems, and they must be advised of the limitations of the expected results. Some have, as a secondary symptom, severe pain and dysfunction of the low back area. These symptoms can be greatly relieved. Some have asymptomatic somatic dysfunctions ofthe upper cervical vertebrae, which should be treated. 

Namen AM, Ely W, Tatter SB, et al. Predictors of successful extubation in neurological patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001 163 658-664. 

All other patients were taking phenothiazine drugs. The control subjects included laboratory personnel and neurological patients hospitalized for stroke. The patients and controls in the first group were not matched for age range or for sex ratio. The second group included only males, and the controls were selected for matched age range. 

Olivares L, Segovia A, Revuelta R. Tube feeding and lethal aspiration in neurological patients a review of 720 autopsy cases. Stroke 1974 5 654-656. 

In a rehabilitation training experiment for a neurological patient, a step change in treadmill speed of +2.5 km/h was made. The patient heart rate response HR is given in Figure E23.4. 

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