FUNDAMENTALS OF NEUROLOGIC DISEASE

This concise text delivers a basic introduction to neurology and is designed for use by medical students during their rotation in neurology and related disciplines. Updated and expanded, this second edition follows the same order as the first, starting with how to approach a patient with a neurologic problem followed by the latest information on the phenomenology, pathophysiology and symptoms of common adult and pediatric neurologic diseases. Supplementing the learning experience are clinical cases that begin each chapter and videos of examples ranging from how to perform the normal neurologic exam to abnormal exam findings.
Easy-to-read and richly illustrated, Fundamentals of Neurologic Disease, 2nd Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to learn the fundamentals of neurology.

Authors
Larry E. Davis, MD
Chief Neurology Service
Distinguished Professor of Neurology
New Mexico VA Health Care System
1501 San Pedro Dr. SE
Albuquerque, NM, 87108

Sarah Pirio Richardson, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Health Sciences Center
MSC 11 6035
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001.

Contents
1Approach to the Patient With a Neurologic Problem
2.Neurologic Examination
3.Common Neurologic Tests
4.Disorders of Muscle
5.Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
6.Disorders of Peripheral Nerves
7.Disorders of the Spinal Cord and Vertebral Bodies
8.Disorders of the Brainstem and Cerebellum
9.Disorders of the Cerebrovascular System
10.Disorders of Myelin
11.Disorders of Higher Cortical Function
12.Disorders of the Extrapyramidal System
13.Infections of the Nervous System
14.Brain Tumors
15.Seizures and Status Epilepticus
16.Cardiac Arrest, Coma, and Cerebral Death
17.Disorders of the Developing Nervous System
18.Traumatic Brain Injury and Subdural Hematoma
19.Neurologic Complications of Alcohol and B12 Deficiency
20.Disorders of Pain and Headache
21.Disorders of the Vestibular System
22.Sleep Disorders