Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 184 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
Contents |
Acute painful ptosis, complete ophthalmoplegia with a red eye -- Chronic painless ptosis, complete ophthalmoplegia with a red eye -- Acute painless homonymous hemianopsia -- Acute painful homonymous hemianopsia -- Acute bilateral optic disc edema -- Subacute bilateral optic disc edema -- Acute homonymous hemianopsia in febrile patient -- Acute painless isolated sixth nerve palsy -- Acute progressive bilateral ophthalmoplegia with mental status change -- Acute unilateral optic neuropathy -- Acute pupil spared third nerve palsy -- Acute pupil involved third nerve palsy -- Acute proptosis with red eyes -- Acute visual loss in a leukemia patient -- Acute ophthalmoplegia after vomiting -- Acute anisocoria -- Optic disc edema with a macular star figure -- Acute transient monocular visual loss -- Jaw pain and headache in an elderly woman -- Acute bitemporal hemianopsia -- Acute anisocoria with neck pain -- Acute painful ophthalmoplegia |
Summary |
The management of emergent neuro-ophthalmic conditions can be a life-saving encounter for the general ophthalmologist. This book covers life-threatening scenarios that a general ophthalmologist might encounter, and is designed to help the ophthalmologist make emergency triage decisions for initial evaluation and treatment of potentially vision- or life-threatening conditions. This book is case based, and provides the reader with the invaluable expert views of two neuro-ophthalmologists. One, Dr Lee is an ophthalmology-based neuro-ophthalmologist and the other, Dr Brazis is a neurology-based ne |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Neuroophthalmology -- Case studies
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Ophthalmologic emergencies -- Case studies
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Medical emergencies.
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Optic Nerve Diseases -- diagnosis
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Emergencies
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Optic Nerve Diseases -- therapy
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MEDICAL -- Ophthalmology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Vision.
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Medical emergencies
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Neuroophthalmology
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Ophthalmologic emergencies
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Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Lee, Andrew G
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LC no. |
2010011911 |
ISBN |
9789814295024 |
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9814295027 |
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1283144220 |
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9781283144223 |
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9786613144225 |
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6613144223 |
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