Overview
Details common eye movement issues found in critical care units for everyday practice
Provides a thorough grounding of the anatomy and physiology of the ocular motor system
Written by experts in the field
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
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,
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Aasef G. Shaikh, MD, PHD
Department of Neurology
Daroff Dell’Osso Ocular Motility Laboratory
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Louis Stokes Veteran Affairs Medical CenterCase Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Fajun Wang, MD
Department of NeurologyUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Louis Stokes Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OhioBibliographic Information
Book Title: Eye Movements in the Critical Care Setting
Authors: Aasef Shaikh, Fajun Wang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70221-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-70220-5Published: 29 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-70223-6Published: 30 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-70221-2Published: 28 May 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 181
Number of Illustrations: 30 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neurology, Ophthalmology, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine