Second edition

Contents
Preface xiii
PART I DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT 1
1 Diagnostic assessment 3
1.1 Diagnostic interview 3
1.2 Mental status examination 5
1.3 Neurologic examination 10
1.4 Neuroimaging 17
1.5 Electroencephalography 21
1.6 Lumbar puncture 31
PART II SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, AND SYNDROMES 43
2 ‘Cortical’ signs and symptoms 45
2.1 Aphasia 45
2.2 Alexia 49
2.3 Agraphia 50
2.4 Acalculia 51
2.5 Gerstmann’s syndrome 51
2.6 Hypergraphia 52
2.7 Aprosodia 53
2.8 Apraxia 55
2.9 Agnosias 57
2.10 Neglect 62
3 Abnormal movements 72
3.1 Tremor 72
3.2 Myoclonus 75
3.3 Motor tics 77
3.4 Chorea 78
3.5 Athetosis 81
3.6 Ballism 82
3.7 Dystonia 83
3.8 Parkinsonism 87
3.9 Akinesia 91
3.10 Akathisia 92
3.11 Catatonia 93
3.12 Asterixis 96
3.13 Mirror movements 97
3.14 Pathologic startle 98
4 Other signs and symptoms 117
4.1 Mutism 117
4.2 Akinetic mutism 118