Short description
Presents evidence-based diagnostic criteria for a range of neurological disorders. This work provides a comprehensive reference tool for easy reading and office use. It contains discussions on disorders such as neuropathies, dementias, and movement disorders.
Long description
This is a compendium of the latest published diagnostic criteria for a diverse group of neurological conditions. The criteria cover a wide spectrum of neurological conditions whose diagnosis does not depend solely on histopathology (e.g., brain tumors), including cerebrovascular diseases, dementias and behavioral disorders, demyelinating disorders, and disorders of consciousness and brain death. Standardized criteria are also provided for epilepsy, genetic syndromes, headache, immune-based disorders, infectious diseases, movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders, and sleep disorders. A dazzling array of tables summarizes useful information on both common and uncommon neurological conditions, including many genetic and pediatric neurological disorders. Innovative and authoritative, "Diagnostic Criteria in Neurology" begins to do for neurology what the "DSM" ("Diagnostic and Statistical Manual") did for psychiatry.