This concise new text provides a complete overview of clinical neurology from a symptom/disease orientation that emphasizes the reader's approach to the patient. Part I provides and introduction to neurology, and the patient history and examination. Part II presents the basic science underlying signs and symptoms, and Part III describes the most common diseases affecting the nervous system and current approaches to all modalities of therapy.

•  Describes an orderly approach to the neurological history and exam.

Explores the fundamentals of neurological science--the basis of movement, sensation, homeostasis, and higher brain functions.

•  Reviews the common symptoms of neurologic dysfunction and their pathophysiologic bases.

Delivers a systematic approach to anatomic localization and differential diagnosis, as well as further workup toward etiology and therapy.

•  Presents case histories illustrating real-life situations.

Demonstrates important concepts with clear 2-colour illustrations and boxes.

1. The Practice of Clinical Neurology

2. The Neurological Evaluation

3. Disorders of the Motor System

4. Disorders of Sensation

5. Disorders of Homeostasis

6. Disorders of Higher Functions

7. Myopathy

8. Myasthenia Gravis

9. Peripheral Neuropathy

10. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and the Motor Neuron Diseases

11. Parkinson's Disease and the Multiple System Atrophies

12. Huntington's Disease and the Hereditary Ataxias

13. Seizures and Epilepsy

14. Multiple Sclerosis

15. Cerebrovascular Disease

16. Alzheimer's Disease and the Primary Dementias