
Neurologic Examination
Robert Schwartzman(Author)
Wiley-Blackwell (Publisher)
Published on 13. April 2006
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-1-4051-3029-5 (ISBN)
Description
Neurologic Examination is the ideal text for any neurologist learning the difficult art of diagnosis. This illustrated guide to all aspects of the neurological exam: * Reemphasizes the usefulness of the exam in localizing lesions in the central and peripheral nervous system from which differential diagnoses are derived * Demonstrates the examination of the brachial plexus, cervical plexus, chronic regional pain patients is demonstrated - not found in other manuals of neurological examination * Reintroduces the use of drifts, the arm roll and parietal copy to clinical neurology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
244
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
766 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-3029-5 (9781405130295)
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Person
Professor Schwartzman is currently Chair of Neurology at Drexel University College of Medicine. He is also a past Clinical Associate at the NIH and has been the CME Editor for the journal Neurology.
Content
1. The History. 2. Mental Status. 3. Cranial Nerves. 4. The Motor System. 5. Posture, Stance and Spinal Movement. 6. Involuntary Movements. 7. Basic Principles for the Sensory Examination. 8. Common Patterns of Abnormal Sensation. 9. The Motor Sensory Links. 10. Coordination. 11. Disorders of Speech. 12. Apraxias. 13. Agnosia. 14. The Unconscious Patient. 15. The Autonomic Nervous System. Index