
Clinical Adult Neurology
Demos Medical Publishing
3rd Edition
Published on 19. December 2008
Book
Hardback
484 pages
978-1-933864-35-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Extensively illustrated and liberally laced with clinically helpful tools, Clinical Adult Neurology is an affordable reference for all Clinicians and Residents. With emphasis on diagnostic tools and strategies as well as management pearls and perils, Clinical Adult Neurology will meet the needs of all health care practitioners caring for patients with neurologic disorders.
The book is organised into three sections, with Section 1 covering all aspects of neurologic evaluation, Section 2 describing common clinical problems in neurology and Section 3 discussing all aspects of neurologic diseases. All sections and chapters emphasise the clinical approach to the patient with consistently useful pedagogical tools, including features tables for diagnostic help with all neurologic diseases, pearls and perils boxes that represent pithy distillations of clinical wisdom from leading experts, key clinical questions boxes that help Clinicians frame patient diagnosis and management; and annotated bibliographies that highlight the most important references for further study.
The book's organisation, format and features all stress the efficient and well-rationed use of medical care for patients with neurologic disease. Succinct content presentations make all information easy to locate and digest. The format will also be a helpful tool for those preparing for examinations.
Highlights include: - An emphasis on diagnosis, management and all pertinent clinical issues
- Heavily illustrated
- Contributions by the foremost experts on all aspects of neurologic diseases
- Extensive use of clinically helpful tables, charts and boxes with practical advice on all aspects of diagnosis and management.
The book is organised into three sections, with Section 1 covering all aspects of neurologic evaluation, Section 2 describing common clinical problems in neurology and Section 3 discussing all aspects of neurologic diseases. All sections and chapters emphasise the clinical approach to the patient with consistently useful pedagogical tools, including features tables for diagnostic help with all neurologic diseases, pearls and perils boxes that represent pithy distillations of clinical wisdom from leading experts, key clinical questions boxes that help Clinicians frame patient diagnosis and management; and annotated bibliographies that highlight the most important references for further study.
The book's organisation, format and features all stress the efficient and well-rationed use of medical care for patients with neurologic disease. Succinct content presentations make all information easy to locate and digest. The format will also be a helpful tool for those preparing for examinations.
Highlights include: - An emphasis on diagnosis, management and all pertinent clinical issues
- Heavily illustrated
- Contributions by the foremost experts on all aspects of neurologic diseases
- Extensive use of clinically helpful tables, charts and boxes with practical advice on all aspects of diagnosis and management.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Weight
1376 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-933864-35-8 (9781933864358)
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09/2005
2nd Edition
Wiley-Blackwell
€96.11
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Persons
Jody Corey-Bloom, MD, PhD is Clinical Professor, Dept. of Neurosciences, UCSD, La Jolla, CA. She is also Director of the UCSD Multiple Sclerosis Center and the UCSD Huntington's Disease Center of Excellence.
Ronald B. David, M.D. is a child neurologist who has practiced in Richmond, VA since 1970. He is certified by the American Boards of Pediatrics and Neurology/Psychiatry (With Special Competence in Child Neurology). Dr. David is a Fellow Member of the American Academies of Pediatrics and Neurology. He is an elected member of the American Neurological Association. Dr. David's interests relate to the study and broad practice of child neurology, but focus on the area of developmental cognitive neuroscience.</p
Content
<b>Adult Neurologic Examination</b> The Neurologic History and Examination of the Adult; Electroencephalography and Evoked Potential Studies; Electrodiagnostics of Neuromuscular Disease; Neuroradiology: Diagnostic Imaging Studies; <b>Common Problems in Adult Neurology</b> Syncope and Seizures; Vertigo and Other Forms of Dizziness; Disorders of Gait; Headaches; Pain; Sleep Disorders; Acute Confusional States; Dementia; Coma; The Epilepsies; <b>Neurologic Disease and Disorders</b> Vascular Diseases; Traumatic Injuries of the Central Nervous System; Movement Disorders; Neuromuscular Disorders; Infections of the Nervous System; Demyelinating Diseases; Neoplastic Diseases; Dementing and Degenerative Disorders; Systemic Diseases.