Fundamentals Of Neurologic Disease
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
Published: April 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781888799842
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Nervous system; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Neurology; Neurology - General; Diseases; Nervous System Diseases
First sentence: When helping a patient with a neurologic disorder, a clinician uses clinical skills (taking the history, conducting the physical and neurologic examination, and ordering of appropriate tests), knowledge of neuroanatomy, and an understanding of the pathogenesis of the neurologic disease process (Figure 1-1).
Description: This textbook is intended for students in neurology and a variety of related disciplines who wish to learn the basic principles of neurology and to understand common neurologic diseases. It is designed to be read from cover to cover in a 3-4 week neurology rotation, or in a classroom situation, giving the reader a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of neurology.