4th Edition

Clinical Neurology

By T.J. Fowler Copyright 2012
    744 Pages 301 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Concise yet comprehensive, Clinical Neurology, Fourth Edition builds on the success of three previous editions in helping medical students, junior doctors, and practicing physicians acquire an improved understanding of the principles of neurology.

    The fourth edition has been fully revised and updated to take into account current developments in the investigation and treatment of neurological disorders. It retains a clinical focus, emphasizing the basic skills of history taking and neurological examination throughout. This edition presents expanded coverage of neurophysiology and motor neurone disease.

    Authored and edited by leading figures in neurology, this book is an indispensable introduction to the field of clinical neurology, for use in training and study as well as in the clinical setting.

    Introduction
    Symptoms of Neurological Disease
    Examination of the Nervous System
    Neuroimaging
    Clinical Neurophysiology
    Cranial Nerve Syndromes
    Nerve and Root Lesions
    Neurogenetics
    Raised Intracranial Pressure
    Headache
    Craniofacial Pain
    Head Injury
    Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders
    Neuro-Oncology
    Spinal Disease
    Peripheral Neuropathies
    Motor Neuron Disease and Spinal Muscular Atrophy
    Diseases of Muscle and the Neuromuscular Junction
    Dementia
    Movement Disorders
    The Cerebellar Ataxias and Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias
    Multiple Sclerosis and Related Conditions
    Cerebrovascular Disease
    Neurological Rehabilitation
    Infections of the Central Nervous System
    HIV
    Neurological Manifestations of Medical Disorders
    Pediatric Neurology
    Respiratory Aspects of Neurological Disease
    Pain in Neurological Disease
    Psychiatry and Neurological Disorders

    Biography

    John W Scadding MD FRCP, Honorary Consultant Neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London; Nicholas A. Losseff MD FRCP, Consultant Neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London