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Chapter 1A

Larner, Andrew J.; Coles, Alasdair J.; Scolding, Neil J.; Barker, Roger A.

Pages: 1 –54

[Bassen and Kornzweig first described the association of a progressive ataxic syndrome with fat malabsorption, atypical retinitis pigmentosa, and acanthocytosis with a lack of serum betalipoproteins in two siblings of consanguineous parents in the 1950s. Abetalipoproteinemia is a rare autosomal...

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Chapter 2B

Larner, Andrew J.; Coles, Alasdair J.; Scolding, Neil J.; Barker, Roger A.

Pages: 55 –86

[Balo’s concentric sclerosis is a rare form of demyelinating disease, characterized by concentric alternating bands of myelin destruction and preservation within the cerebral hemispheres. Originally a pathological diagnosis, this appearance has also been documented antemortem using MRI: lesions...

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Chapter 3C

Larner, Andrew J.; Coles, Alasdair J.; Scolding, Neil J.; Barker, Roger A.

Pages: 87 –165

[Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, Chronic familial vascular encephalopathy, Hereditary multi-infarct dementia]

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Chapter 4D

Larner, Andrew J.; Coles, Alasdair J.; Scolding, Neil J.; Barker, Roger A.

Pages: 166 –216

[The Dandy–Walker syndrome is a developmental abnormality characterized by a failure of development of the midline portion of the cerebellum, which results in a cyst-like enlargement of the fourth ventricle, with bulging of the occipital bone posteriorly and upward displacement of the tentorium...

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Chapter 5E

Larner, Andrew J.; Coles, Alasdair J.; Scolding, Neil J.; Barker, Roger A.

Pages: 217 –248

[Anorexia nervosa and bulimia have been considered as psychiatric diseases, but in light of the known roles of the hypothalamus in controlling feeding behavior, some consider them hypothalamic diseases. Both occur predominantly in young women. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by extreme...

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Chapter 6F

Larner, Andrew J.; Coles, Alasdair J.; Scolding, Neil J.; Barker, Roger A.

Pages: 249 –280

[Fabry’s disease is a rare X-linked disorder, linked to chromosome Xq22.1, due to α-galactosidase A deficiency, which results in the accumulation of glycosphingolipids, specifically ceramidetrihexoside (also known as globotriaosylceramide or Gb3), in most visceral tissues and body fluids,...

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Chapter 7G

Larner, Andrew J.; Coles, Alasdair J.; Scolding, Neil J.; Barker, Roger A.

Pages: 281 –312

[Disorders of gait are relatively common in neurological practice and may have a number of different causes, acting either individually or collectively: gait disorder may be multifactorial. A thorough neurological examination is indicated in any patient with a gait disorder. Various forms of gait...

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Chapter 8H

Larner, Andrew J.; Coles, Alasdair J.; Scolding, Neil J.; Barker, Roger A.

Pages: 313 –350

[A hematoma is a focal collection of blood, forming a space-occupying lesion. Blood may be arterial or venous in origin, the former tending to have a more acute presentation. Bleeding may occur at various locations within the nervous system, with varying neurological presentations: Cerebral...

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Chapter 9I

Larner, Andrew J.; Coles, Alasdair J.; Scolding, Neil J.; Barker, Roger A.

Pages: 351 –363

[This term was coined for persistently elevated serum levels of creatine kinase (CK) in apparently healthy individuals. A number of such individuals will harbor subclinical neuromuscular disease which may be elucidated by muscle biopsy, but some remain entirely normal, thereby meriting the...

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Chapter 10J

Larner, Andrew J.; Coles, Alasdair J.; Scolding, Neil J.; Barker, Roger A.

Pages: 364 –368

[Japanese encephalitis (formerly known as Japanese type B encephalitis) is a typical example of the zoonotic arboviral encephalitides, all of which produce similar symptoms and signs but differ in their animal reservoir, vector of infection, geographical distribution, and seasonal appearance.]

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