Cardiac Disorders and the Nervous System Neurological complications are an important cause of morbidity in patients with cardiac disease. Cardiogenic emboli may result from cardiac disease or its treatment, and cardiac dysfunction can cause global cerebral hypoperfusion, which—depending on its…
Dementia is a common problem among the elderly and is associated with a number of important systemic complications. Epidemiologic studies estimate the prevalence of Alzheimer disease, the most common form of dementia, in the United States to be approximately 3…
Introduction Perioperative care of the patient with neurologic disease provides practitioners with a number of unique challenges ranging from timing of surgery, administration of medications, and anesthetic choices, to postoperative care. This chapter focuses on common neurologic disorders and the…
Advances in solid organ and hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) have revolutionized the treatment of many previously fatal diseases. Immunologic and procedural innovations in tandem with the development of new immunosuppressive agents have increased the number, type, and durability of these…
Recreational drug use can lead to neurologic problems stemming from both acute intoxication and chronic use, and physicians must be aware of these complications when faced with any patient presenting with neurologic symptoms. The landscape of drug use has shifted…