| Description |
xviii, 1242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm |
| Series |
Oxford medical publications |
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Oxford medical publications.
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| Contents |
Sect. 1. Introduction. 1. Clinical diagnosis / Michael Donaghy, Alastair Compston and Martin Rossor / [et al.]. 2. Investigation / David Chadwick, Alastair Compston and Michael Donaghy / [et al.]. 3. Headache / Martin Rossor. 4. Paediatric neurology / Brian Neville. 5. Toxic and environmental disorders / Michael Donaghy. 6. Disability, rehabilitation, and spinal injury / Derick Wade. 7. Development, degeneration, and regeneration of the central nervous system: neuroimmunology / Alastair Compston -- Sect. 2. Disorders of special senses. 8. Neuro-ophthalmology / Christopher Kennard. 9. Deafness, vertigo, and imbalance / Christopher Kennard. 10. Abnormalities of smell and taste / Christopher Kennard -- Sect. 3. Nerve and muscle disease. 11. Lower cranial nerves and dysphagia / David Hilton-Jones. 12. Polyneuropathy / Michael Donaghy. 13. Focal peripheral neuropathy / Michael Donaghy. 14. The motor neuron diseases / Michael Donaghy. 15. Muscle diseases / David Hilton-Jones -- Sect. 4. Structural disease affecting brain, spinal cord, and nerve roots. 16. Head injury / David Mendelow. 17. Raised intracranial pressure, cerebral oedema and hydrocephalus / David Mendelow. 18. Tumours of the brain and skull / Robert Grant. 19. Neurocutaneous syndromes / Robert Grant. 20. Spinal cord disorders / David Miller. 21. Cauda equina, spinal roots, and sphincter control / David Miller -- Sect. 5. Seizure, and alterations of consciousness and thought. 22. Epilepsy and other paroxysmal disorders in children / Brian Neville. 23. Seizures, epilepsy, and other episodic disorders in adults / David Chadwick. 24. Sleep and sleep disorders / David Chadwick. 25. Coma / Martin Rossor. 26. Neuropsychological disorders, dementia, and behavioural neurology / Martin Rossor -- Sect. 6. Vascular, demyelinating, inflammatory, and degenerative disorders of the brain. 27. Stroke, transient ischaemic attacks, and intracranial venous thrombosis / Charles Warlow. 28. Vasculitis and collagen vascular disorders affecting the central nervous system / Charles Warlow. 29. Multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases / Alastair Compston. 30. Cancer and the nervous system / Alastair Compston. 31. Tremor, ataxia, and cerebellar disorders / Nicholas Fletcher. 32. Movement disorders / Nicholas Fletcher -- Sect. 7. Neurological infection. 33. Meningitis / Milne Anderson. 34. Encephalitis and other brain infections / Milne Anderson. 35. Complications of systemic infections and immunizations / Milne Anderson.nce |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: published as by John Nicholas Walton. 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nervous system -- Diseases.
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Nervous System Diseases.
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| Author |
Brain, W. Russell Brain (Walter Russell Brain), Baron, 1895-1966.
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Donaghy, Michael.
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Walton, John N. (John Nicholas), 1922-2016.
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| LC no. |
2001036006 |
| ISBN |
0192626183 |
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