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     This text is designed for use by medical students during their rotation in neurology as well as students in a variety of related disciplines who need a basic introduction to neurology and to understand common neurologic diseases.  It covers both adult and pediatric neurologic diseases as well as selected neurosurgical topics.  Fundamentals of Neurologic Disease is designed to be read from cover to cover in a 3-4 week neurology rotation, or in a classroom situation, giving the reader a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of neurology.

     Initial chapters review the basic approach a clinician takes when encountering a patient with a neurologic problem, the key elements of the neurologic exam, and an overview of common neurologic tests.  The second half focuses on common diseases that present with symptoms at different anatomic sites along the neuroaxis, from muscle to the cerebral cortex.

Key Features Include:

• Can be used either on clinical rotations on a neurology service or in the classroom
• Focuses on the most common neurologic diseases, enabling students to grasp common principles and essential concepts.
• An early chapter discusses the most common tests ordered for neurologic patients, including their underlying rationale, when a given test is helpful, and general principles about interpreting the results.
• Each disease-oriented chapter begins with an extensive introduction that includes the features of the illnesses that occur at that anatomic location or in that class of disease.
• Attention is focused on the pathophysiology of each disease.
• Two-Color printing of illustrations greatly improves readability.

     Fundamentals of Neurologic Disease is a must-have for any student needing to learn the basic principles of neurology.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1.     Approach to the Patient with a Neurologic Problem:  Key Steps in Neurological Diagnosis and Treatment

Chapter 2.     Neurologic Examination

Chapter 3.     Common Neurologic Tests

Chapter 4.     Disorders of Muscle

Chapter 5.     Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction

Chapter 6.     Disorders of Peripheral Nerves

Chapter 7.     Disorders of the Spinal Cord and Vertebral Bodies

Chapter 8.     Disorders of the Brainstem and Cerebellum

Chapter 9.     Disorders of the Cerebrovascular System

Chapter 10.   Disorders of Myelin

Chapter 11.   Disorders of Higher Cortical Function

Chapter 12.   Disorders of the Extrapyramidal System

Chapter 13.   Central Nervous System Infections

Chapter 14.   Brain Tumors

Chapter 15.   Seizures and Status Epilepticus

Chapter 16.   Coma and Cerebral Death

Chapter 17.   Disorders of the Developing Nervous System

Chapter 18.   Traumatic Brain Injury and Subdural Hematoma

Chapter 19.   Neurologic Complications of Alcoholism

Chapter 20.   Disorders of Pain and Headache

Chapter 21.   Disorders of the Vestibular System

Glossary of Common Neurologic Terms

INDEX