Brain'S Diseases Of The Nervous System

Description:
The twelfth edition of this classic neurology textbook builds on the success of the previous editions, including further contributions from highly experienced and well established authorities in their fields. As in previous editions the book is arranged by disorder to provide detailed coverage of the full range of major neurological conditions. There are various new and revised sections, including an updated section on genetics and on developmental neurology, and the introductory chapters have been reorganised and substantially re-written. Extensively referenced and in one complete and comprehensive volume, this new edition continues to be the definitive guide to clinical neurology.

Review:
Extensively referenced and in one complete and comprehensive volume, this new edition continues to be the definitive guide to clinical neurology BMA Medical Book Competition 2010

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION; 1. A history of neurological diagnosis; 2. The clinical approach; 3. Investigation and techniques; 4. Psychologically determined disorders; 5. Toxic and environmental disorders; 6. Rehabilitation of patients with neurological disorders; DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROLOGY; 7. Clinical approach to developmental neurology; 8. Development, degeneration, and regeneration; 9. Neurodevelopmental disorders; 10. Neurometabolic disorders; 11. Neurocutaneous syndromes; DISORDERS OF THE SPECIAL SENSES; 12. Abnormal vision; 13. Ocular motor disorders; 14. Disorders of hearing; 15. Vertigo and imbalance; 16. Abnormalities of smell and taste; PAIN; 17. Neuropathic pain; 18. Headache; 19. Craniofacial pain; NERVE AND MUSCLE DISEASE; 20. Lower cranial nerves and dysphagia; 21. Polyneuropathy; 22. Focal peripheral neuropathy; 23. The motor neuron diseases; 24. Muscle disease; STRUCTURAL DISEASE AFFECTING BRAIN, SPINAL CORD AND NERVE ROOTS; 25. Head injury; 26. Raised intracranial pressure, cerebral oedema and hydrocephalus; 27. Tumours of the brain and skull; 28. Spinal cord disorders; 29. Cauda equina, spinal roots and sphincter control; SEIZURES, AND ALTERATIONS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THOUGHT; 30. Seizures and related disorders in children; 31. Seizures, epilepsy and other episodic disorders; 32. Sleep and sleep disorders; 33. Coma; 34. Neuropsychological disorders, dementia and behavioural neurology; VASCULAR, DEMYELINATING, INFLAMMATORY, AND DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN; 35. Stroke, transient ischaemic attacks, and intracranial venous thrombosis; 36. Vasculitis and collagen vascular disorders affecting the CNS; 37. Multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases; 38. Paraneoplastic disorders and neuroimmunology; 39. Tremor, ataxia, and cerebellar disorders; 40. Movement disorders; NEUROLOGICAL INFECTION; 41. Meningitis; 42. Encephalitis and other brain infections; 43. Complications of systemic infections and immunizations