Neurology: An Illustrated Colour Text (Paperback)

Salient Features
* Clear explanation of neurological examination - often found very taxing by students.
* Demonstrates how to approach common neurological presentations, such as blackouts and numbness, before moving on to a comprehensive coverage of syndromes and diseases.
* Concentrates on the core curriculum which the medical student really needs to know.

Table of Contents
Basic principles.
* Organisation of the nervous system.
* Neurological thinking.
* Pathological processes in neurology.

History and examination.
* History taking.
* Examination - introduction.
* Speech and higher function.
* The eyes and visual system.
* Fundoscopy.
* Cranial nerves 1, 3-6.
* Other cranial nerves.
* Limbs:motor.
* Limbs: reflexes and sensation.
* Gait.
* Coordination and abnormal movements.

Neurological investigation.
* Neuroradiology.
* Neurophysiological investigations.
* Nerve conduction studies and electromyography.
* Neurogenetics.
* Cerebrospinal fluid and lumbar puncture.
* Neurological problems.
* Headache.
* Blackouts and"funny do's".
* Giddiness.
* Intracranial pressure.
* Coma and alteration of consciousness.
* Confusion and delirium.
* Dementia.
* Disturbances of vision.
* Weakness.
* Numbness and sensory disturbance.
* Walking difficulties and clumsiness.
* Disorders of sleep.

Neurological syndromes and diseases.
* Stroke.
* Transient ischaemic attacks and prevention of strokes.
* Subarachnoid haemorrhage.
* Epilepsy I: Diagnosis.
* Epilepsy II: Treatment and management.
* Head injury.
* Spinal cord syndromes.
* Radiculopathy.
* Multiple sclerosis I.
* Multiple sclerosis II.
* Parkinson's Disease and other akinetic rigid syndromes.
* Other movement disorders.
* CNS neoplasia 1: intracranial tumours.
* CNS neoplasia 11:special situations.
* Infections of the nervous system.
* Peripheral neuropathies 1: clinical approach and investigation.
* Peripheral neuropathies 11: clinical syndromes.
* Common peripheral nerve lesions.
* Disorders of the motor neurone.
* Disorders of the neuromuscular junction.
* Muscle disease.
* The autonomic nervous system.
* Functional disorders.
* Neurology and psychiatry.
* Rehabilitation.
Case histories.