Clinical Neurology
4th Edition
Published on 30. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
744 pages
978-0-340-99070-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Reference
Illustrations
301 s/w Abbildungen, 217 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 84 s/w Zeichnungen
84 Line drawings, black and white; 217 Halftones, black and white; 301 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
2120 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-99070-4 (9780340990704)
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T.J. Fowler | John W. Scadding | Nick Losseff
Clinical Neurology
E-Book
12/2011
4th Edition
Hodder Arnold
€127.99
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T.J. Fowler | John W. Scadding | Nick Losseff
Clinical Neurology
E-Book
12/2011
4th Edition
CRC Press
€127.99
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Previous edition
T.J. Fowler | J.W. Scadding
Clinical Neurology, 3Ed
Book
11/2003
3rd Edition
Hodder Arnold
€94.27
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Person
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
Content
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.