Fundamentals of Neurologic Disease (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 2015)

This concise text delivers a basic introduction to neurology and is designed for use by medical students during their rotation in neurology and related disciplines. Updated and expanded, this second edition follows the same order as the first, starting with how to approach a patient with a neurologic problem followed by the latest information on the phenomenology, pathophysiology and symptoms of common adult and pediatric neurologic diseases.  Supplementing the learning experience are clinical cases that begin each chapter and videos of examples ranging from how to perform the normal neurologic exam to abnormal exam findings.

Easy-to-read and richly illustrated, Fundamentals of Neurologic Disease, 2nd Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to learn the fundamentals of neurology.

Preface

Acknowledgments

Foreword

1                    Approach to the patient with neurologic problem: key steps in neurological diagnosis and treatment

2                    Neurologic examination

3                    Common neurologic tests

4                    Disorders of muscle

5                    Disorders of the neuromuscular junction

6                    Disorders of peripheral nerves

7                    Disorders of the spinal cord and vertebral bodies

8                    Disorders of the brainstem and cerebellum

9                    Disorders of the cerebrovascular system

10               Disorders of myelin

11               Disorders of higher cortical function

12               Disorders of the extrapyramidal system

13               Infections of the Nervous System

15               Seizures and status epilepticus

16               Cardiac arrest, coma and cerebral death

17               Disorders of the developing nervous system

18               Traumatic brain injury and subdural hematoma

19               Neurologic complications of alcohol and B12 deficiency

20               Disorders of pain and headache

22               Sleep

Larry E. Davis, MD

Chief Neurology Service

Distinguished Professor of Neurology

New Mexico VA Health Care System

1501 San Pedro Dr. SE

Albuquerque, NM, 87108

Sarah Pirio Richardson, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Neurology

Health Sciences Center

MSC 11 6035

1 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Updated and expanded from the first edition, this concise and clearly illustrated guide covers the most common and important neurologic diseases

New features include video examples that range from performing the normal neurologic exam to abnormal exam findings

A must-have for anyone seeking to learn the fundamentals of neurology

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras