Neurology; An Illustrated Colour Text

by Fuller & Manford

• ISBN13: 9780443053740
• ISBN10: 044305374X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-21
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone

Summary

This is an undergraduate textbook of neurology in the highly successful Illustrated Colour Text Series. As with the other texts in this student-friendly series, Neurology (ICT) features double page spreads, short paragraphs, summary boxes and attractive use of colour throughout.

Author Biography

Anish Bahra is Research Fellow, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London.

Table of Contents

BASIC PRINCIPLES
Organization of the nervous system	2	(2)
Neurological thinking	4	(2)
Pathological processes in neurology	6	(2)
HISTORY AND EXAMINATION
History taking	8	(2)
Examination: introduction	10	(2)
Speech and higher function	12	(2)
The eyes and visual system	14	(2)
Fundoscopy	16	(2)
Cranial nerves 1, 3-6	18	(2)
Other cranial nerves	20	(2)
Limbs: motor	22	(4)
Limbs: reflexes and sensation	26	(2)
Gait, coordination and abnormal movements	28	(2)
NEUROLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
Neuroradiology	30	(2)
Neurophysiological investigations	32	(2)
Nerve conduction studies and electromyography	34	(2)
Neurogenetics	36	(2)
Cerebrospinal fluid and lumbar puncture	38	(2)
NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Headache	40	(4)
Blackouts and `funny do's'	44	(2)
Giddiness	46	(2)
Intracranial pressure	48	(2)
Coma and alteration of consciousness	50	(2)
Confusion and delirium	52	(2)
Dementia	54	(2)
Disturbances of vision	56	(2)
Weakness	58	(2)
Numbness and sensory disturbance	60	(2)
Walking difficulties and clumsiness	62	(2)
NEUROLOGICAL SYNDROMES AND DISEASES
Stroke	64	(6)
Transient ischaemic attacks and prevention of strokes	70	(2)
Subarachnoid haemorrhage	72	(2)
Epilepsy I: Diagnosis	74	(2)
Epilepsy II: Treatment and management	76	(2)
Head injury	78	(2)
Spinal cord syndromes	80	(2)
Radiculopathy	82	(2)
Multiple sclerosis I	84	(2)
Multiple sclerosis II	86	(2)
Parkinson's disease and other akinetic rigid syndromes	88	(4)
Other movement disorders	92	(2)
CNS neoplasia I: intracranial tumours	94	(2)
CNS neoplasia II: special situations	96	(2)
Infections of the nervous system	98	(4)
Peripheral neuropathies I: clinical approach and investigation	102	(2)
Peripheral neuropathies II: clinical syndromes	104	(2)
Common peripheral nerve lesions	106	(2)
Disorders of the motor neurone	108	(2)
Disorders of the neuromuscular junction	110	(2)
Muscle disease	112	(2)
The autonomic nervous system	114	(2)
Functional disorders	116	(2)
Neurology and psychiatry	118	(2)
Rehabilitation	120	(2)
Appendix: Glasgow Coma Scale	122