Simon: Clinical Neurology 7th Edition (LANGE Clinical Medicine)

No other book makes the link between basic neuroscience and current approaches in diagnosis and treatment easier to understand than Clinical Neurology. Distinguished by its practice-oriented approach to neurology based on the patients' presenting symptoms, this classic has been updated and revised to make it even more clinically-relevant and enjoyable to read.

Book Features 

• Essential concepts are presented within the framework of problems encountered in a clinical setting for greater relevance to real-world practice
• Chapter outlines provide a quick overview of each topic
• Treatment protocols reflect the most recent advances in the field
• Advances in molecular biology and genetics are incorporated throughout to enhance understanding of neurologic disease
• A step-by-step description of the neurologic examination
• More than 200 tables and figures 

Contents 
Chapter 1 Disorders of Cognitive Function 1
Chapter 2 Headache & Facial Pain 69
Chapter 3 Disorders of Equilibrium 94
Chapter 4 Disturbances of Vision 125
Chapter 5 Motor Deficits 152
Chapter 6 Disorders of Somatic Sensation 203
Chapter 7 Movement Disorders 238
Chapter 8 Seizures & Syncope 270
Chapter 9 Stroke 292
Chapter 10 Coma 328
Chapter 11 Neurologic Investigations 348
Appendices 366
A The Neurologic Examination 366
B A Brief Examination of the Nervous System 377
C Clinical Examination of Common Isolated Peripheral Nerve Disorders 379
Index 387

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 7 edition (March 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071546448
• ISBN-13: 978-0071546447
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Author: Roger Simon, David Greenberg, Michael Aminoff 

List Price: $52.95