Textbook of Clinical Neurology

Text follows the way neurologists approach patients in the clinical setting Don’t hunt for information – diagnoses and treatment information is presented in a logical, clinically relevant format.
Internationally recognized group of authors Content is not biased – provides a complete spectrum of neurological care.
Editor is recognized leader in Neurology Chapters are well edited and provide a consistent voice.
Links neurological anatomy, diagnostic studies, and therapeutic procedures Don’t search through pages of text – information you need is found quickly and easily.
Test questions & videos provided on a CD bound into every copy of the book Format follows the examination of the American Board of Neurology & Psychiatry. Excellent tool for board prep and to brush up on difficult cases.

Reviews
"Even better than the first edition...This textbook's strength lies in its scientifically accurate, thorough, current, and authoritative discussions of neurological syndromes and disease entities."—JAMA, review of the second edition

Key Features

Includes practical, evidence-based approaches from an internationally renowned team of authors.
Zeroes in on what you really need to know with helpful tables that highlight links between neurological anatomy, diagnostic studies, and therapeutic procedures.
Offers a logical, clinically relevant format so you can find the answers you need quickly.

New to this Edition

Features a new, updated design for easier reference.
Includes new full-color images and updated illustrations to facilitate comprehension of important concepts.
Features updated chapters on the latest genetic- and immunologic-based therapies, advances in pharmacology, and new imaging techniques.
Includes an expanded and updated CD-ROM that allows you to view video clips of patient examinations, download all of the book's illustrations, and enhance exam preparation with review questions.

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Table of Contents
PART ONE

NEUROANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION AND SYNDROMES


CHAPTER 1
Levels of Consciousness and Attention
Thomas P. Bleck



CHAPTER 2
Sleep and Wakefulness
Suzanne Stevens and Wayne A. Hening



CHAPTER 3
Mood, Emotion, and Thought
Joseph H. Friedman and Kelvin L. Chou



CHAPTER 4
Praxis
Kenneth M. Heilman, Robert T. Watson, and Leslie J. Gonzalez-Rothi



CHAPTER 5
Memory
James B. Brewer, John D. E. Gabrieli, Alison R. Preston, Chandan J. Vaidya,
and Allyson C. Rosen



CHAPTER 6
Speech and Language
Margaret M. Swanberg, Ziad S. Nasreddine, Mario F. Mendez, and Jeffrey L. Cummings


CHAPTER 7
Cranial Nerve I: Olfactory Nerve
Richard L. Doty and Steven M. Bromley



CHAPTER 8
Cranial Nerve II and Afferent Visual Pathways
Benjamin J. Osborne, Grant T. Liu, and Nancy J. Newman



CHAPTER 9
Cranial Nerves III, IV, and VI: The Oculomotor System
James Goodwin


CHAPTER 10
The Trigeminal Nerve
Sashank Prasad and Steven Galetta



CHAPTER 11
Cranial Nerve VII: Facial Nerve
Derald E. Brackmann and Bruce L. Fetterman



CHAPTER 12
Cranial Nerve VIII: Vestibulocochlear System
Timothy C. Hain



CHAPTER 13
Cranial Nerves Ix (Glossopharyngeal) and X (Vagus)
Neal Hermanowicz



CHAPTER 14
Cranial Nerves XI (Spinal Accessory) and XII (Hypoglossal)
Alexandru C. Barboi



CHAPTER 15
Strength and Reflexes
John P. Hammerstad



CHAPTER 16
Hypokinesia and Hyperkinesia
Stanley Fahn


CHAPTER 17
Coordination and Ataxia
Dagmar Timmann and Hans Christoph Diener



CHAPTER 18
Gait and Balance
Richard Camicioli and John G. Nutt



CHAPTER 19
Propioception, Touch, and Vibratory Sensation
Julie Rowin and Matthew N. Meriggioli


Chapter 20
Pain and Temperature
Renato J. Verdugo, Mario Campero, Jose Luis Castillo, and Gabriel Cea



Chapter 21
Autonomic Nervous System
Eduardo Benarroch, Roy Freeman, and Horacio Kaufmann



Chapter 22
Neurovascular System
Betsy B. Love and José Biller



PART TWO

NEURODIAGNOSTIC TOOLS


CHAPTER 23
Neuroimaging
Robert A. Koenigsberg, Brian A. Bianco, Scott H. Faro, Scott Stickles, Beverly L. Hershey, Todd L. Siegal, Feroze B. Mohamed, Cyrus K. Dastur, and Fong Y. Tsai


CHAPTER 24
Electrophysiology
Michael J. Aminoff



CHAPTER 25
Body Fluid and Tissue Analysis
Peter A. LeWitt, James Y. Garbern, Mark A. Ferrante, and William Kupsky



CHAPTER 26
Cerebrospinal Fluid and Intracranial Pressure
Jeffrey J. Fletcher and Barnett R. Nathan



CHAPTER 27
Neuropsychological Testing
Glenn T. Stebbins



PART THREE

ETIOLOGICAL CATEGORIES OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE



CHAPTER 28
Developmental Structural Disorders
Jeffrey A. Golden and Carsten G. Bönnemann



CHAPTER 29
Degenerative and Compressive Structural Disorders
Steven K. Feske and Thomas I. Cochrane



CHAPTER 30
Storage Diseases: Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses, Lipidoses, Glycogenoses, and Leukodystrophies
Paul Maertens and Paul Richard Dyken



CHAPTER 31
Aminoacidopathies and Organic Acidopathies, Mitochondrial Enzyme Defects, and Other Metabolic Errors
Generoso G. Gascon, Pinar T. Ozand, and Bruce Cohen



CHAPTER 32
Chromosomal Abnormalities and Neurocutaneous Disorders
Bruce O. Berg



CHAPTER 33
The Degenerative Dementias
Richard J. Caselli and Bradley F. Boeve



CHAPTER 34
Movement Disorders
Joseph Jankovic



CHAPTER 35
Ataxias
Thomas Klockgether



CHAPTER 36
Degenerative Motor, Sensory, and Autonomic Disorders
Nailah Siddique, Robert Sufit, and Teepu Siddique



CHAPTER 37
Hereditary Nondegenerative Neuromuscular Disease
Michael Rose and Robert C. Griggs



CHAPTER 38
Endogenous Metabolic Disorders
Mark A. Ferrante



CHAPTER 39
Exogenous Acquired Metabolic Disorders of the Nervous System: Toxins and Illicit Drugs
Karen I. Bolla and Jean Lud Cadet



CHAPTER 40
Nutritional Deficiencies and Syndromes Associated with Alcoholism
Laurence J. Kinsella and David E. Riley



CHAPTER 41
Viral Infections
Karen L. Roos



CHAPTER 42
Nonviral Infections
Karen L. Roos



CHAPTER 43
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
Paul Brown



CHAPTER 44
Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Anita L. Belman and Mirjana Maletic-Savatic



CHAPTER 45
Stroke and Other Neurovascular Disorders
Chin-Sang Chung and Louis R. Caplan



CHAPTER 46
Primary Neurological Tumors
Todd J. Janus and W. K. Alfred Yung



CHAPTER 47
Metastatic Neoplasms and Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Joachim M. Baehring, Eudocia Quant, and Fred H. Hochberg



CHAPTER 48
Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System
Istvan Pirko and John H. Noseworthy



CHAPTER 49
Demyelinating Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System
Robert W. Shields, Jr, and Asa J. Wilbourn



CHAPTER 50
Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
Russell E. Bartt and Jordan L. Topel



CHAPTER 51
Traumatic Disorders
Randolph W. Evans, Jack E. Wilberger, and Sanjay Bhatia



CHAPTER 52
Epilepsy
Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer and Elaine Wyllie



CHAPTER 53
Headache and Facial Pain
Stephen D. Silberstein and William B. Young



CHAPTER 54
Sleep Disorders
Flavia B. Consens and Ronald D. Chervin



CHAPTER 55
Drug-Induced and Iatrogenic Neurological Disorders
Katie Kompoliti and Stacy S. Horn




Author Information
Edited by Christopher G. Goetz, MD, Professor and Associate Chairman, Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL