Clinical neurocardiology

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This valuable reference provides a wide range of practical, clinical information for physicians who care for patients with neurological and cardiac problems.Clinical Neurocardiologyconsiders neurological complications arising from cardiac surgery and other cardiac interventionsdescribes neurological findings in heart disease patients, including brain embolism, encephalopathies, and the effects of commonly prescribed drugsdiscusses the prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiac arrestdetails the management of coexistent coronary and cerebrovascular diseasereviews the effects of various toxic and metabolic disorders causing neurologic symptoms in cardiac disease patientsanalyzes cardiac lesions as well as cardiac and neurological findings in patients with various diseases that effect the nervous system and heartand more!With over 1700 references, tables, drawings, photographs, and micrographs, Clinical Neurocardiology benefits cardiologists; neurologists; cardiac, cardiovascular, and vascular surgeons; neurosurgeons; internists; family and primary care physicians; physiologists; neuroscientists; and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.