Instant neurological diagnosis / [electronic resource]
Christopher H. Hawkes, Kapil D. Sethi, and Thomas R. Swift.
- 2 ed.
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
- Oxford medicine online .
- Oxford medicine online. .
This edition previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Experienced neurologists work fast. They ask few questions, maybe perform a brief examination, and they come up with the right answer. Sometimes they do neither and their conclusions are accurate - but how do they do it? This text holds the answers. The work is divided into 14 chapters which, for the most part, focus on a particular neurologic condition, namely: demyelination, headache, epilepsy and sleep, myopathy and motor neuron disorders, movement disorders, stroke, peripheral neuropathy, cerebellar ataxia, and dementia. The remaining chapters are concerned with the clinician's initial impressions (first encounters), cranial nerves, limbs and trunk, spinal lesions, and cerebrospinal fluid. At the end of each chapter is a summary of the salient points and a few key references.