| Description |
ix, 1382 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The clinical method of neurology -- 1. Approach to the patient with neurologic disease -- 2. Special techniques for neurologic diagnosis -- Pt. 2. Cardinal manifestations of neurologic disease -- 3. Motor paralysis -- 4. Abnormalities of movement and posture due to disease of the basal ganglia -- 5. Incoordination and other disorders of cerebellar function -- 6. Tremor, myoclonus, focal dystonias, and tics -- 7. Disorders of stance and gait -- 8. Pain -- 9. Other somatic sensation -- 10. Headache and other craniofacial pains -- 11. Pain in the back, neck, and extremities -- 12. Disorders of smell and taste -- 13. Disturbances of vision -- 14. Disorders of ocular movement and pupillary function -- 15. Deafness, dizziness, and disorders of equilibrium -- 16. Epilepsy and other seizure disorders -- 17. Coma and related disorders of consciousness -- 18. Faintness and syncope -- 19. Sleep and its abnormalities -- 20. Delirium and other acute confusional states -- 21. Dementia and the amnesic (Korsakoff) syndrome with comments on the neurology of intelligence and memory -- 22. Neurologic disorders caused by lesions in particular parts of the cerebrum -- 23. Disorders of speech and language -- 24. Fatigue, asthenia, anxiety, and depressive reactions -- 25. Limbic lobes and the neurology of emotion -- 26. Disorders of the autonomic nervous system, respiration, and swallowing -- 27. The hypothalamus and neuroendocrine disorders -- Pt. 3. Growth and development of the nervous system and the neurology of aging -- 28. Normal development and deviations in development of the nervous system -- 29. The neurology of aging -- Pt. 4. Major categories of neurologic disease -- 30. Disturbances of cerebrospinal fluid and its circulation, including hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, and low-pressure syndromes -- 31. Intracranial neoplasms and paraneoplastic disorders -- 32. Infections of the nervous system (bacterial, fungal, spirochetal, parasitic) and sarcoidosis -- 33. Viral infections of the nervous system, chronic meningitis, and prion diseases -- 34. Cerebrovascular diseases -- 35. Craniocerebral trauma -- 36. Multiple sclerosis and allied demyelinative diseases -- 37. The inherited metabolic diseases of the nervous system -- 38. Developmental diseases of the nervous system -- 39. Degenerative diseases of the nervous system -- 40. The acquired metabolic disorders of the nervous system -- 41. Diseases of the nervous system due to nutritional deficiency -- 42. Alcohol and alcoholism -- 43. Disorders of the nervous system due to drugs, toxins, and other chemical agents -- Pt. 5. Diseases of spinal cord, peripheral nerve, and muscle -- 44. Diseases of the spinal cord -- 45. Electrophysiologic and laboratory aids in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disease -- 46. Diseases of the peripheral nerves -- 47. Diseases of the cranial nerves -- 48. Principles of clinical myology : diagnosis and classification of diseases of muscle and neuromuscular junction -- 49. The inflammatory myopathies -- 50. The muscular dystrophies -- 51. The metabolic and toxic myopathies -- 52. The congenital neuromuscular disorders -- 53. Myasthenia gravis and related disorders of the neuromuscular junction -- 54. The periodic paralyses and hereditary, nondystrophic myotonias -- 55. Disorders of muscle characterized by cramp, spasm, pain, and localized masses -- Pt. 6. Psychiatric disorders -- 56. The neuroses and personality disorders -- 57. Reactive depression, endogenous depression, and manic-depressive disease -- 58. The schizophrenias and paranoid states |
| Summary |
The classic, definitive text on the full spectrum of neurology. Reflecting a modern approach to neurology, a new format highlights more complete and accessible approaches to treatment and clinical management strategies. This thoroughly revised edition features more coverage of treatment and neuroimaging, renown signs and symptoms sections integrated throughout, and over 800 illustrations |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Adams and Victor's principles of neurology / Maurice Victor, Allan H. Ropper. 7th ed. c2001 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Clinical Resources@OVID |
| Subject |
Mental illness.
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Nervous system -- Diseases.
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Neuropsychiatry.
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Mental Disorders.
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Nervous System Diseases.
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Neurology.
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Nervous System Diseases.
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Mental Disorders.
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| Author |
Adams, Raymond D. (Raymond Delacy), 1911-2008.
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Brown, Robert H., Jr., 1947-
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Victor, Maurice, 1920-2001.
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Victor, Maurice, 1920-2001.
Adams and Victor's principles of neurology
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Ovid Technologies, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2004055967 |
| ISBN |
007141620X (alk. paper) |
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