Crash Course Neurology
by Umesh Vivekananda, Mahinda Yogarajah, Shreelata T Datta
5th Edition
Publisher: Elsevier
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780702073854 |
| eText ISBN | 9780702073823 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publishing Year | 2019 |
| Edition | 5th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 292 |
Crash Course Neurology, 5th Edition, is a concise textbook that integrates clinical considerations with relevant basic science across the neurology curriculum. Published by Elsevier in 2019, the volume presents essential concepts without extraneous detail.
The text covers clinical evaluation, symptom-based presentations, and central and peripheral diseases. Chapters examine history taking, the physical examination, and investigations, alongside manifestations such as disturbances of consciousness, movement disorders, and conditions like multiple sclerosis.
Primarily intended for medical students, the book also serves other healthcare students and clinicians seeking rapid reference. A revised self-assessment section provides exam preparation tailored to modern testing formats.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Taking a History
Chapter 2: The Neurological Examination
Chapter 3: Further Investigations
Chapter 4: Disturbances of Consciousness
Chapter 5: Disorders of Higher Cerebral Function
Chapter 6: Headache
Chapter 7: Disorders of Smell and Taste
Chapter 8: Visual Impairment
Chapter 9: Disorders of the Pupils and Eye Movements
Chapter 10: Facial Sensory Loss and Weakness
Chapter 11: Deafness, Tinnitus and Vertigo
Chapter 12: Dysarthria, Dysphonia and Dysphagia
Chapter 13: Cerebellar Dysfunction
Chapter 14: Movement Disorders
Chapter 15: Limb Weakness
Chapter 16: Limb Sensory Symptoms
Chapter 17: Disorders of Gait
Chapter 18: Dementia
Chapter 19: Epilepsy
Chapter 20: Parkinson’s disease, other extrapyramidal disorders, and myoclonus
Chapter 21: Diseases Affecting the Spinal Cord (Myelopathy)
Chapter 22: Motor Neuron Disease
Chapter 23: Radiculopathy and Plexopathy
Chapter 24: Disorders of the Peripheral Nerve
Chapter 25: Disorders of the Neuromuscular junction
Chapter 26: Disorders of skeletal muscle
Chapter 27: Vascular Diseases of the Nervous System
Chapter 28: Intracranial Tumours
Chapter 29: Infections of the nervous system
Chapter 30: Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 31: The Effects of Vitamin Deficiencies and Toxins on the Nervous System
Chapter 32: Autoimmune conditions affecting the Nervous System
Chapter 33: Hereditary Conditions Affecting the Nervous System
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