Chapter 1. Signalment, history, and the differential diagnosis : the first consideration Chapter 2. Functional and dysfunctional neuroanatomy: the key to lesion localization Chapter 3. Performing the neurologic examination Chapter 4. Neurodiagnostics Chapter 5. Encephalopathies: disorders of the brain Chapter 6. Head trauma management Chapter 7. Seizures and narcolepsy Chapter 8. Disorders of hearing and balance: the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) and associated structures Chapter 9. Cerebellar diseases and tremor syndromes Chapter 10. Myelopathies: disorders of the spinal cord Chapter 11. Disorders of the cauda equina Chapter 12. Spinal trauma management Chapter 13. Neurology and neuropharmacology of normal and abnormal urination Chapter 14. Disorders of the peripheral nervous system: mononeuropathies and polyneuropathies Chapter 15. Myopathies: disorders of skeletal muscle Chapter 16. Junctionopathies: disorders of the neuromuscular junction Chapter 17. Nursing care and physical therapy for patients with neurologic disease Chapter 18. Pharmacologic management of pain for patients with neurologic disease Chapter 19. Complementary and alternative therapy for patients with neurologic disease Chapter 20. Neurotoxicological syndromes