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This volume provides brief synopses of the major neuropsychiatric and neurobehavioural syndromes, discusses their clinical assessment and provides guidelines for management. It features underlying pathophysiology, and treatment options for the major neuropsychiatric disorders.

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• Introduction to the Concise Guides Series(p. xxiii)
• Preface(p. xxv)
• 1 Neuropsychiatric Assessment(p. 1)
• Definitions(p. 1)
• Clinical and Laboratory Examination(p. 2)
• Initial Observations(p. 2)
• Neuropsychological Testing(p. 4)
• Neurological Examination(p. 7)
• Formal Tests of Neuropsychological Function(p. 7)
• Metabolic and Biochemical Investigations(p. 7)
• Electroencephalography(p. 11)
• Brain Imaging(p. 14)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 18)
• 2 Behavioral Neurobiology(p. 19)
• Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, and Neurochemistry(p. 19)
• Essential Neuroanatomy(p. 20)
• Limbic System(p. 20)
• Basal Ganglia(p. 27)
• Reticular Activating System(p. 28)
• Cerebral Cortex(p. 29)
• Cerebellum(p. 32)
• Brain-Behavior Relationships(p. 33)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 33)
• 3 Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Syndromes(p. 35)
• Depression(p. 36)
• Mania(p. 37)
• Mood and Affect Lability(p. 39)
• Delusions and Psychosis(p. 41)
• Hallucinations and Illusions(p. 44)
• Anxiety(p. 47)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Other Repetitive Behaviors(p. 48)
• Personality Alterations(p. 49)
• Dissociative Disorders(p. 52)
• Altered Sexual Behavior and Paraphilic Disorders(p. 53)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 55)
• 4 Unexplained Neurological Symptoms(p. 59)
• Etiology(p. 60)
• Presentations(p. 60)
• Evaluation(p. 63)
• Nonepileptic Seizures or Pseudoseizures(p. 64)
• Investigations(p. 68)
• Treatment(p. 69)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 69)
• 5 Frontal Lobe Syndromes(p. 71)
• Frontal Lobe Syndromes(p. 71)
• Dorsolateral Prefrontal Syndrome(p. 72)
• Orbitofrontal Syndrome(p. 80)
• Medial Frontal Syndrome(p. 81)
• Frontal Lobe Dysfunction Associated With White Matter Injury(p. 83)
• Diseases of the Frontal Lobe(p. 83)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 85)
• 6 Aphasia and Related Syndromes(p. 87)
• Hemispheric Specialization, Cerebral Dominance, and Handedness(p. 87)
• Aphasia(p. 89)
• Alexias and Agraphias(p. 92)
• Aprosodia(p. 94)
• Amusia(p. 95)
• Dysarthria(p. 95)
• Mutism(p. 96)
• Reiterative Speech Disturbances(p. 96)
• Apraxia(p. 98)
• Acalculia(p. 100)
• Gerstmann and Angular Gyrus Syndromes(p. 100)
• Disconnection Syndromes(p. 101)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 101)
• 7 Visual, Visuospatial, and Right-Brain Disorders(p. 105)
• Visuoperceptual Disorders(p. 105)
• Monocular Blindness(p. 107)
• Homonymous Hemianopsia(p. 109)
• Achromatopsia(p. 109)
• Cortical Blindness(p. 110)
• Simultanagnosia(p. 110)
• Visual Discrimination Disorders(p. 111)
• Visual Recognition Disorders(p. 111)
• Prosopagnosia(p. 111)
• Environmental Agnosia(p. 112)
• Visual Object Agnosia(p. 112)
• Color Agnosia(p. 113)
• Finger Agnosia(p. 114)
• Disturbances of Visuospatial Attention(p. 114)
• Unilateral Neglect(p. 114)
• Anosognosia and Anosognosic Syndromes(p. 116)
• Symbol- or Figure-Cancellation Abnormalities(p. 117)
• Body-Spatial Disorientation(p. 117)
• Dressing Disturbances(p. 117)
• Other Body-Spatial Disturbances(p. 118)
• Constructional Disorders(p. 118)
• Visuospatial Cognition and Memory Disorders(p. 120)
• Neuropsychiatric Syndromes Associated With Right-Brain Dysfunction(p. 121)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 123)
• 8 Memory and Its Disorders(p. 127)
• Anatomy of Memory(p. 129)
• Memory Disorders in Clinical Practice(p. 131)
• Psychogenic Amnesias(p. 133)
• Dysmnesic States(p. 134)
• Tests of Memory Function(p. 135)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 136)
• 9 Epilepsy and Limbic System Disorders(p. 139)
• Epilepsy(p. 139)
• Psychiatric Disorders of Epilepsy(p. 141)
• Other Temporal Lobe Disorders(p. 146)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 147)
• 10 Dementia and Delirium(p. 149)
• Delirium(p. 149)
• Dementia(p. 152)
• Alzheimer's Disease(p. 153)
• Vascular Dementia(p. 157)
• Dementia With Lewy Bodies(p. 160)
• Dementia of Depression(p. 160)
• Frontotemporal Dementia(p. 161)
• Hydrocephalus(p. 162)
• Central Nervous System Infections With Dementia(p. 163)
• Miscellaneous Dementia Syndromes(p. 164)
• Dementia in Children(p. 165)
• Assessment of Dementia(p. 165)
• Treatment of Dementia(p. 165)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 168)
• 11 Movement Disorders(p. 171)
• Parkinson's Disease(p. 171)
• Demography(p. 171)
• Clinical Features(p. 172)
• Pathology(p. 172)
• Treatment(p. 173)
• Dementia and Cognitive Alterations(p. 174)
• Depression(p. 174)
• Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders(p. 176)
• Drug-Associated Neuropsychiatric Disorders(p. 176)
• Parkinsonism(p. 177)
• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy(p. 177)
• Vascular Parkinsonism(p. 179)
• Drug-Induced Parkinsonism(p. 179)
• Huntington's Disease(p. 180)
• Clinical Features(p. 180)
• Pathology(p. 180)
• Neuropsychiatric Manifestations(p. 180)
• Non-Huntington's Disease Choreas(p. 181)
• Tardive Dyskinesia(p. 181)
• Chorea With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus(p. 183)
• Sydenham's Chorea, PANDAS, and Chorea Gravidarum(p. 183)
• Dystonic Disorders(p. 184)
• Tic Syndromes(p. 184)
• Tremor(p. 186)
• Catatonia(p. 186)
• Neuroleptic-Induced Movement Disorders(p. 186)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 190)
• 12 Stroke and Brain Tumors(p. 193)
• Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke(p. 193)
• Types of Cerebrovascular Disease(p. 193)
• Risk Factors for Cerebrovascular Disease(p. 195)
• Assessment of the Stroke Patient(p. 196)
• Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disease(p. 199)
• Neuropsychiatric Syndromes Associated With Stroke(p. 199)
• Brain Tumors(p. 201)
• Types of Brain Tumors(p. 201)
• Clinical Features of Brain Tumors(p. 202)
• Neuropsychiatric Syndromes Associated With Brain Tumors(p. 203)
• Treatment(p. 203)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 204)
• 13 White Matter Diseases and Inborn Errors of Metabolism(p. 205)
• Multiple Sclerosis(p. 205)
• Leukoencephalopathies(p. 210)
• Acquired Disorders Affecting White Matter(p. 210)
• Genetic Disorders Affecting White Matter(p. 211)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 214)
• 14 Head Injury and Its Sequelae(p. 217)
• Personality Changes Secondary to Neurological Injury(p. 220)
• Other Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Trauma(p. 220)
• Postconcussional Syndrome(p. 222)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 225)
• 15 Treatments in Neuropsychiatry(p. 227)
• Neuropsychopharmacology(p. 227)
• Basic Concepts(p. 227)
• Antidepressants(p. 229)
• Antipsychotics (Neuroleptics)(p. 232)
• Sedative-Hypnotics(p. 233)
• Mood-Stabilizing Drugs(p. 235)
• Anticonvulsant Drugs(p. 236)
• Abreaction(p. 243)
• Electroconvulsive Therapy(p. 243)
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation(p. 244)
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(p. 244)
• Neurosurgical Procedures(p. 245)
• References and Recommended Reading(p. 246)
• Glossary(p. 247)
• Index(p. 257)