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Springer Eye Movements In The Critical Care Setting 2021 Edition by Shaikh A.
This book describes the abnormal eye movements encountered in the critical care unit in everyday practice and elaborates on the mechanism and clinical significance behind them._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Beginning with a thorough grounding of the basic anatomy and physiology ocular motor system and how they move the eyeballs; chapters explore the pathological descriptions of all the signs that a practicing neurologist, ophthalmologist, or emergency medicine specialist might see in other ICU's, as well as the diagnostic and prognostic evidence to answer the consult questions. Further chapters describe the abnormal ocular movements seen in the Neuro-ICU,_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Eye Movements in the Critical Care Setting is a comprehensive resource on eye movement in the critical care setting, and a useful guide for the neurologist, ophthalmologist, and emergency medical specialist and residents alike._x000D_ Table of contents :- Part I: Basic anatomy and physiology of ocular motor systemPart II: Eye movement disorders in critically ill patients1. Gaze disordersa. Roving eye movementsb. Ocular dippingc. Inverse ocular dippingd. Medication-induced opsoclonuse. Medication-induced nystagmus2. Saccades disordersa. Saccadic slowing in encephalopathyb. Medication-induced saccadic slowing3. Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) disordersa. VOR impairments in coolingb. VOR impairments in encephalopathyPart III: Eye movement disorders leading to Neuro-ICU admissions1. Eye movements in cerebellar lesions leading to ICU admission2. Eye movements in medullary lesions leading to ICU admission3. Eye movements in pontine lesions leading to ICU admission4. Eye movements in midbrain lesions leading to ICU admission5. Eye movements in cerebral cortex lesions leading to ICU admission6. Myasthenia gravis crisis7. Guillain-Barre syndrome (Miller-Fischer variant)8. Eye movements in epilepsya. Medication-induced abnormal eye movementsb. Epileptic eye movements9. Abnormal eye movements in autoimmune disorders