This book and video collection provide a practical guide to the clinical neurological examination, an essential tool in the diagnosis of neurological conditions encountered in the outpatient clinic and hospital ward.

  • Each chapter covers a different condition and uses a step-by-step approach selecting those aspects of the clinical examination which are most likely to lead to the correct diagnosis
  • Video clips accessible via both a companion website and by QR codes within the book provide easy access to view a wide range of neurological signs
  • The text is illustrated with clear diagrams
  • Tables are used to list the various causes of particular signs

Primary care physicians, neurologists, and trainees preparing for certifying examinations will find this book an invaluable learning companion and essential tool for the diagnosis of neurological disorders.



Autorentext

Professor John GL Morris DM (OXON) FRACP FRCP

Emeritus Consultant, Westmead Hospital

Past Clinical Professor, University of Sydney

Past Chairman of the Education and Training Committee of the Australian and New

Zealand Association of Neurologists

Past Examiner for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Past Head of the Neurology Department, Westmead Hospital, Past President of the

Australian Association of Neurologists, Sydney, Australia

Professor Joseph Jankovic MD

Professor of Neurology

Distinguished Chair in Movement Disorders

Director, Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic

Co-Director, Parkinson's Disease Research Laboratory,

Past President of the Movement Disorders Society,

Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

Associate Professor Victor Fung MBBS (Hons) PhD FRACP

Conjoint Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney

Director, Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Past Head, Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Chair, Asia Pacific Affairs Committee, Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists

President-Elect, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society



Inhalt

1. The wasted hand. 2. Wrist drop. 3. Proximal weakness of the arm(s). 4. Proximal weakness of the leg(s). 5. Foot drop. 6. Ataxia and gait disturbance. 7. Facial weakness. 8. Ptosis. 9. Abnormalities of vision or eye movement. 10. Tremor and cerebellar signs. 11. Other abnormal involuntary movements. 12. Language and speech disturbance. 13. Higher cortical function testing. 14. Assessment of coma. 15. Psychogenic (functional) neurological examination. 16. Telemedicine and the neurological examination.

Titel
Neurological Clinical Examination
Untertitel
A Concise Guide
EAN
9781000688979
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Veröffentlichung
26.12.2022
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Anzahl Seiten
168