Intended for use on the ward and in clinical settings, this work covers the breadth of neurology with sections on neuroanatomy, neurosurgery, neuroradiology and neurophysiology. It provides information on neurological assessment, neurological presentations and disorders.

"The Oxford Handbook of Neurology" is a practical and concise, quick reference guide for use on the ward and in clinical settings. It includes a wealth of guidance, information and invaluable clinical points passed down by generations of neurologists, but not often available in textbooks. The first section deals with taking a neurological history and examination, including the skills necessary to make a neurological assessment. The second section serves as a useful reference of neuroanatomy with neurological diagrams of the brachial and lumbosacral plexuses as well as the individual peripheral nerves in the limbs, dermatomes and cross-sectional views of the brain stem and skull. Section three outlines differential diagnoses and investigations for common neurological presentations such as headache, loss of consciousness and acute focal neurological deficit. The fourth section covers prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical features, investigations and management of neurological conditions including stroke, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.;Further sections deal with head injury, tumours, neuroradiology, and neurophysiology including EEG, nerve conduction tests, EMG, and evoked potentials giving indications and abnormalities. The handbook also contains useful guidelines, laboratory tests and how to interpret results, information on patient support groups, neurological eponyms, useful addresses and neurological disability scales in common use. This is the essential handbook for neurologists in training and in practice, and all those involved in the care of patients with neurological disorders. It should find a place in the hands of all those caring for neurological patients.

Publisher:

USA Oxford University Press

ISBN:

9780198509738

Publication date:

February 2007

Additional format:

Vinal Bound

Length:

186mm

Width:

102mm

Thickness:

23mm

Weight:

304g

Pages:

534

Illustrations:

Illustrated

Readership:

Research & professional

Illustrated:

Illustrated

Dr Manji and co-authors have put together an excellent summary and guide to neurology, which is both aimed at symptomatic presentation, and disease-based. The book is excellently written, packed with wise clinical points and covers a wide differential diagnostic base...it covers so much but in such a short volume. I would recommend it to senior and junior colleages and I found reviewing it highly educational (it now lives in my briefcase)...a considerable achievement and well worth the modest price. British Journal of Hospital Medicine This book will rightly become a staple for those in speciality neuroscience posts, whilst serving clinical medical students and those in their early postgraduate employment equally well. There is just the right level of information to grasp the fundamentals of any disease entity new to the reader, and to refresh those inevitable lacunes in the ever-expanding knowledge base. For those at Consultant level this book will still remain a ready and useful source of information in the clinic. Dr Martin R Turner, John Radcliffe Hospital