The third edition of a neurology classic, this two-volume text is the most comprehensive neurology reference available. It encompasses the basic neuroscience and clinical features of the full range of neurological disorders, written by leading international experts in the field. Disease mechanisms are reviewed comprehensively, with particular relevance to the principles of therapy. Sections cover the general principles of neurological disease, disorders of higher function, motor control, special senses, spine and spinal cord, bodily function, headache and pain, neuromuscular disorders, epilepsy, cerebrovascular disorders, neoplastic disorders, autoimmune disorders, disorders of myelin, infections, trauma and toxic disorders, degenerative disorders, and neurological manifestations of systemic conditions. Each section, under the direction of one of the distinguished editors, is a text-within-a-text, offering the most reliable account of its topic currently available. Current, comprehensive and authoritative, this is the definitive reference for neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychiatrists, indeed everyone with a professional or research interest in the neurosciences.
Part I. Introduction and General Principles; Part II. Disorders of Higher Function; Part III. Disorders of Motor Control; Part IV. Disorders of the Special Senses; Part V. Disorders of Spine and Spinal Cord; Part VI. Disorders of Body Function; Part VII. Headache and Pain; Part VIII. Neuromuscular Disorders; Part IX. Epilepsy; Part X. Cerebrovascular Disorders; Part XI. Neoplastic Disorders; Part XII. Autoimmune Disorders; Part XIII. Disorders of Myelin; Part XIV. Infections; Part XV. Trauma and Toxic Disorders; Part XVI. Degenerative Disorders; Part XVII. Neurological Manifestations of Systemic Conditions.
