Essential Neurology

✍ Scribed by Wilkinson I., Lennox G.

• Publisher: Blackwell
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 283
• Edition: 4ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A brand new edition of Essential Neurology brings the text fully up-to-date. This book is a core text for medical students and junior doctors, who want a comprehensive yet concise practical guide to clinical neurology.To make the book more readable and digestible, we have introduced colour into the text. This text provides clear explanations of the most common neurological and neurosurgical disorders. The most up-to-date clinical methods are covered to ensure students are learning the newest techniques. To enhance the readers’ understanding of this subject more illustrations, line drawings and scans are incorporated into the text.Another new addition is the inclusion of clinical cases with self-assessment questions at the end of every chapter. These help to clearly illustrate the clinical presentations of key neurological disorders.Essential Neurology is ideal for medical students on neurology attachments and an excellent review text for the MRCP examination.Reviews of previous edition"This is an excellent introductory text for medical students who want their neurology without frills."—British Medical Journal"A well-presented manual of practical clinical neurology recommended as easy and enjoyable fundamental reading."—Brain"This is an excellent book with a very good all round approach to an understanding of neurology at student level"—Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

✦ Table of Contents

NOW......Page 21
Essential Neurology 4th edition......Page 1
Preface to the 4th edition......Page 2
Preface to the 1st edition......Page 3
Acknowledgements......Page 4
Abbreviations......Page 5
CHAPTER 1: Clinical skills, physical signs and anatomy......Page 6
CHAPTER 2: Stroke......Page 30
CHAPTER 3: Brain tumour......Page 45
CHAPTER 4: Head injury......Page 60
CHAPTER 5: Parkinsonism, involuntary movements and ataxia......Page 72
CHAPTER 6: Paraplegia......Page 88
CHAPTER 7: Multiple sclerosis......Page 104
CHAPTER 8: Cranial nerve disorders......Page 116
CHAPTER 9: Nerve root, nerve plexus and peripheral nerve lesions......Page 142
CHAPTER 10: Motor neurone disease, peripheral neuropathy, myasthenia gravis and muscle disease......Page 160
CHAPTER 11: Unconsciousness......Page 180
CHAPTER 12: Epilepsy......Page 197
CHAPTER 13: Headache and facial pain......Page 218
CHAPTER 14: Dementia......Page 229
CHAPTER 15: Infections of the nervous system......Page 243
Answers to case histories......Page 260
Index......Page 274