Neurology

• A highly-praised introduction to neurology for medical students who often find this topic difficult
• Covers common neurological conditions, pathogenesis, treatment, and rehabilitation
• Includes case histories and key points boxes throughout
• Fully illustrated with clinical photographs and line diagrams
• Redesigned, updated and revised for this new edition

New to this edition

• New material includes chapters on somatosensory abnormalities, autonomic abnormalities, and gait disorders and falls
• Includes twenty-four new case histories at the end of chapters which develop discussion the main text

Readership: Medical students in years 3 - 5 and other health professionals looking for a good introduction to the subject of neurology.

Michael Donaghy, Reader in Clinical Neurology and Consultant Neurologist, University of Oxford, UK

"From reviews of the previous edition:"

"It beautifully illustrates the marriage of science and art by examining the most common neurological problems." - BMJ

"Neurology is difficult, but this book presents the subject in a friendly manner and makes it less daunting... this book is: more than enough, easy to read, a lot thinner than other neurology textbooks, highly recommended." - Sukhdev Chatu, 4th year medic, M.A.D.

"I get the impression that the examiners in Finals probably won't ask me anything that I couldn't find in this book... it is an excellent and efficient revision tool not only for the written papers in Finals, but also for the examination skills and OSCEs. It's small and easy to read. If you turn up a few times in outpatients and you read this slim book, I think you'll do well. Read the book first, and you might even impress the consultant!" - Cambridge Medicine

1: History taking
2: A basic neurological examination
3: Adding to the basic examination
4: Neurology in children and the elderly
5: Muscle weakness - differential diagnosis
6: Patterns of sensory loss
7: Weakness I: brain lesions
8: Weakness II: spinal cord lesions
9: Weakness III: nerve root lesions
10: Weakness IV: focal peripheral nerve lesions
11: Weakness V: generalised peripheral neuropathy
12: Weakness VI: muscle disease
13: Weakness of facial, swallowing and breathing muscles
14: Abnormal vision
15: Deafness
16: Dizziness, vertigo and imbalance
17: Abnormalities of smell and taste
18: Autonomic disorders
19: Facial pain
20: Headache
21: Epilepsy and blackouts
22: Sleepiness and coma
23: Speech disorders
24: Neuropsychological syndromes and dementia
25: Gait disorders and falls
26: Movement disorders
27: Stroke
28: Neurological infection
29: Head injury
30: Neurogenetics
31: Developmental disorders
32: Psychologically determined symptoms