Neurology - Edition 3 - By Geraint Fuller, MD, FRCP and Mark R. Manford, BSc, MB, BS, MD, MRCP Elsevier Inspection Copies

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Neurology,

Edition 3 An Illustrated Colour Text

By Geraint Fuller, MD, FRCP and Mark R. Manford, BSc, MB, BS, MD, MRCP

Publication Date: 18 May 2010

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An introductory textbook of neurology in the Illustrated Colour Text series, making full use of all the usual features of the series - double page spreads, short paragraphs, summary boxes, attractive use of colour etc.

Key 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.

New Features

Updated management in the light of new evidence and new drugs most notably in Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.

Images, particularly MRI scans, updated with more modern and higher resolution images.

Includes a new double-page spread on Sleep.

Extra material added on giddiness to include the head thrust test and Epley’s manoeuvre.

About the author

By Geraint Fuller, MD, FRCP, Consultant Neurologist, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK and Mark R. Manford, BSc, MB, BS, MD, MRCP, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Bedford Hospital, Bedford, UK

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.

ISBN: 9780702032240

Page Count: 144

Retail Price : £33.99

0-443-06964-6, 978-0-443-06964-2, Fuller: Neurological Examination Made Easy, 4e, May-2008

Undergraduate medical students and junior doctors.
Specialist neurological nurses.