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An engagingly written text that bridges the gap between neuroanatomy and neurological disease

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An engagingly written text that bridges the gap between neuroanatomy and clinical neurology

?A wonderfully readable, concise, but by no means superficial book that fits well in the current pedagogic environment.?
From the Foreword by Allan H. Ropper, MD

Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy delivers a clear, logical discussion of the complex relationship between neuroanatomical structure and function and neurologic disease. Written in a clear, concise style, this unique text offers a concise overview of fundamental neuroanatomy and the clinical localization principles necessary to diagnose and treat patients with neurologic diseases and disorders.  Unlike other neurology textbooks that either focus on neuroanatomy or clinical neurology, Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy integrates the two in manner which simulates the way neurologists learn, teach, and think.

Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy is divided into two main sections. In Part 1, clinically relevant neuroanatomy is presented in clinical context in order to provide a framework for neurologic localization and differential diagnosis. The diseases mentioned in localization-based discussions of differential diagnosis in Part 1 are then discussed in clinical detail with respect to their diagnosis and management in Part 2.  Part 1 can therefore be consulted for a neuroanatomical localization-based approach to symptom evaluation, and Part 2 for the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of neurologic diseases.

FEATURES
? A clear, concise approach to explaining the complex relationship between neuroanatomical structure and function and neurologic disease
? Numerous full-color illustrations and high resolution MRI and CT scans
? Explanatory tables outline the clinical features, characteristics, and differential diagnosis of neurologic diseases and disorders

An engagingly written text that bridges the gap between neuroanatomy and clinical neurology

?A wonderfully readable, concise, but by no means superficial book that fits well in the current pedagogic environment.?
From the Foreword by Allan H. Ropper, MD

Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy delivers a clear, logical discussion of the complex relationship between neuroanatomical structure and function and neurologic disease. Written in a clear, concise style, this unique text offers a concise overview of fundamental neuroanatomy and the clinical localization principles necessary to diagnose and treat patients with neurologic diseases and disorders.  Unlike other neurology textbooks that either focus on neuroanatomy or clinical neurology, Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy integrates the two in manner which simulates the way neurologists learn, teach, and think.

Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy is divided into two main sections. In Part 1, clinically relevant neuroanatomy is presented in clinical context in order to provide a framework for neurologic localization and differential diagnosis. The diseases mentioned in localization-based discussions of differential diagnosis in Part 1 are then discussed in clinical detail with respect to their diagnosis and management in Part 2.  Part 1 can therefore be consulted for a neuroanatomical localization-based approach to symptom evaluation, and Part 2 for the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of neurologic diseases.

FEATURES
? A clear, concise approach to explaining the complex relationship between neuroanatomical structure and function and neurologic disease
? Numerous full-color illustrations and high resolution MRI and CT scans
? Explanatory tables outline the clinical features, characteristics, and differential diagnosis of neurologic diseases and disorders

Table of Contents:

PART I: Neuroanatomy and neuroanatomical localization

1. Diagnostic reasoning in neurology

2. General overview of the nervous system and internal and external structures of the brain

3. Motor and somatosensory pathways and approach to weakness and sensory changes

4. Disorders of the spinal cord (myelopathy)

5. The visual pathway and approach to visual loss

6. The rest of the cortex, the deep gray matter, and the vascular supply of the hemispheres

7. The cerebellum and approach to ataxia

8. Introduction to the brainstem and cranial nerves

9. The pupillary light response and approach to anisocoria

10. Control of eye movements and approach to diplopia

11. Auditory and vestibular pathways (CN VIII) and approach to hearing loss and verTIGO

12. Facial sensation (CN V) and motor control (CN VII)

13. The rest of the cranial nerves: CN I (olfactory), CN IX (glossopharyngeal), CN X (vagus), CN XI (spinal accessory), CN XII (hypoglossal), and cranial nerve summary tables

14. Anatomy and diseases of the peripheral nervous system (radiculopathy, ganglionopathy, neuropathy) and introduction to EMG/nerve conduction studies

15. Anatomy and peripheral nervous system disorders of the upper extremity: radiculopathy, plexopathy, and mononeuropathies

16. Anatomy and peripheral nervous system disorders of the lower extremity: radiculopathy, plexopathy, and mononeuropathies

PART II: Diseases of the nervous system

17. Seizures and epilepsy

18. Vascular diseases of the brain and spinal cord

19. Infectious diseases of the nervous system

20. Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system

21. Delirium, dementia, and rapidly progressive dementia

22. Movement disorders

23. Neoplastic and paraneoplastic disorders of nervous system, and neurologic complications of radiation therapy and chemotherapy

24. Disorders of Intracranial pressure

25. Headache

26. Peripheral polyneuropathy

27. Motor neuron disease

28. Disorders of the neuromuscular junction

29. Diseases of muscle

30. Leukodystrophies and mitochondrial disoders