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Synopsis
Modern neurological investigations have brought huge advances to the diagnosis and understanding of diseases of the nervous system. Their number and complexity make it difficult even for the specialist to keep up to date. This book reviews every aspect of the investigation of neurological disease. The chapters are written by recognized international authorities and have been rigorously peer reviewed for the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. Topics include:
- Electroencephalography
- Imaging: the adult brain, the head, blood vessels of the head and neck, and spinal cord
- Neuropsychological assessment
- Vision
- Visual loss
- Eye movements
- Disorders of balance
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Muscle disease
- Neurogenic bladder
- Metabolic disorders of the nervous system
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Multimodal monitoring in neurointensive care.
For neurologists, neurosurgeons, and psychiatrists, this concise yet comprehensive and extensively illustrated reference to current opinion and the latest technology provides and indispensable addition to the literature. It will be useful for specialists in training or in need of refreshment.
Daniel B. Hier
This is a collection of 16 review articles published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry since 1995. Each review article discusses a different form of neurological investigation. This collection of articles seeks to advise neurologists and neurosurgeons on the use of powerful and expensive neurological investigations. It will be of interest to all practicing neurologists and neurosurgeons. Residents in both neurology and neurosurgery also find it of value. The book is well referenced. There are many illustrations of variable quality. The MRI and CT scan images are reproduced less well than the diagrams. This a valuable book. There are excellent chapters on the evaluation of muscle disease, nerve disease, vision, and balance. Given the complexity of the subjects, the chapters on the brain and spinal cord are among the weaker ones and lack adequate illustrative images. Similarly, the chapter on neuropsychological assessment is weakened by a lack of detail. Nonetheless, this book can be of value, especially on the neurologist's bookshelf. As an added bonus, the British authors have adopted a highly cost-effective approach to the use of expensive neurological testing.