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Fundamentals of neurologic disease : an introductory text / Larry E. Davis, with Molly K. King, Jessica L. Schultz ; illustrations by Yvonne Wylie Walston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Larry E. (Larry Ernest)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neurology.
- Nervous system--Diseases.
- Nervous system.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Demos Medical Pub., c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This textbook is intended for students in neurology and a variety of related disciplines who wish to learn the basic principles of neurology and to understand common neurologic diseases. It 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. The initial chapters cover 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. They discuss how to use
- Contents:
- Approach to the patient with a neurological problem
- Neurologic examination
- Common neurologic tests
- Disorders of muscle
- Disorders of neuromuscular junction
- Disorders of peripheral nerves
- Disorders of the spinal cord and vertebral bodies
- Disorders of the brainstem and cerebellum
- Disorders of the cerebrovascular system
- Disorders of myelin
- Disorders of higher cortical function
- Disorders of the extrapyramidal system
- Central nervous system infections
- Brain tumors
- Seizures and status epilepticus
- Coma and cerebral death
- Disorders of the developing nervous system
- Traumatic brain injury and subdural hematoma
- Neurologic complications of alcoholism
- Disorders of pain and headache
- Disorders of the vestibular system.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-97472-2
- 9786611974725
- 1-934559-17-2
- OCLC:
- 437177215
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