Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System

The twelfth edition of this classic neurology textbook builds on the success of the previous editions, including further contributions from highly experienced and well established authorities in their fields. As in previous editions the book is arranged by disorder to provide detailed coverage of the full range of major neurological conditions. There are various new and revised sections, including an updated section on genetics and on developmental neurology, and the introductory chapters have been reorganised and substantially re-written. Extensively referenced and in one complete and comprehensive volume, this new edition continues to be the definitive guide to clinical neurology. NEW TO THIS EDITION Extensively updated section on developmental neurology and a completely new section on pain Reorganised introduction section featuring new chapters on the history of neurological diagnosis and investigation techniques Includes latest developments in the genetic understanding of motor neuron disease CONTENTS Introduction 1. A history of neurological diagnosis , Alastair Compston 2. The clinical approach , Michael Donaghy 3. Investigation and techniques , Robert Grant, Peter Rothwell, David Chadwick, Alastair Compston, Michael Donaghy, David Hilton-Jones, Neil Scolding, Nick Fletcher and Martin Rossor 4. Psychologically determined disorders , Michael Donaghy and Martin Rossor 5. Toxic and environmental disorders , Michael Donaghy 6. Rehabilitation of patients with neurological disorders , Derick Wade Developmental neurology 7. Clinical approach to developmental neurology , Helen Cross, Janet Eyre, Robert Surtees 8. Development, degeneration, and regeneration , Alastair Compston 9. Neurodevelopmental disorders , Janet Eyre 10. Neurometabolic disorders , Tony McShane 11. Neurocutaneous syndromes , Robert Grant Disorders of the special senses 12. Abnormal vision , Christopher Kennard 13. Ocular motor disorders , Christopher Kennard 14. Disorders of hearing , Linda Luxon 15. Vertigo and imbalance , Linda Luxon 16. Abnormalities of smell and taste , Christopher Kennard Pain 17. Neuropathic pain , John Scadding 18. Headache , Peter Goadsby 19. Craniofacial pain , John Scadding Nerve and muscle disease 20. Lower cranial nerves and dysphagia , Pamela Shaw and David Hilton-Jones 21. Polyneuropathy , Michael Donaghy 22. Focal peripheral neuropathy , Michael Donaghy 23. The motor neuron diseases , Pamela Shaw 24. Muscle disease , David Hilton-Jones Structural disease affecting brain, spinal cord and nerve roots 25. Head injury , Ian Whittle 26. Raised intracranial pressure, cerebral oedema and hydrocephalus , Ian Whittle 27. Tumours of the brain and skull , Robert Grant 28. Spinal cord disorders , David Bates 29. Cauda equina, spinal roots and sphincter control , David Bates Seizures, and alterations of consciousness and thought 30. Seizures and related disorders in children , Helen Cross 31. Seizures, epilepsy and other episodic disorders , David Chadwick 32. Sleep and sleep disorders , Paul Reading 33. Coma , Martin Rossor 34. Neuropsychological disorders, dementia and behavioural neurology , Martin Rossor Vascular, demyelinating, inflammatory, and degenerative disorders of the brain 35. Stroke, transient ischaemic attacks, and intracranial venous thrombosis , Peter Rothwell 36. Vasculitis and collagen vascular disorders affecting the CNS , Neil Scolding 37. Multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases , Alastair Compston 38. Paraneoplastic disorders and neuroimmunology , Neil Scolding 39. Tremor, ataxia, and cerebellar disorders , Nicolas Fletcher 40. Movement disorders , Nicolas Fletcher Neurological infection 41. Meningitis , Tom Solomon 42. Encephalitis and other brain infections , Tom Solomon 43. Complications of systemic infections and immunizations , Tom Solomon Michael Donaghy, Reader in Clinical Neurology and Consultant Neurologist, John Radcliffe Hospital and University of Oxford, UK Contributors: David Bates, Professor of Clinical Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK David Chadwick, Professor of Neurology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Clinical Science Centre for Research and Education, Liverpool, UK Alastair Compston, Professor of Neurology, University of Cambridge, UK Helen Cross, Reader in Paediatric Neurology, National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, Lingfield, Surrey, UK Michael Donaghy, Reader in Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Department of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Janet Eyre, Professor of Paediatric Neuroscience, School of Clinical Medical Sciences, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Nicholas Fletcher, Consultant Neurologist, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK Peter Goadsby, Professor of Clinical Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK Robert Grant, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK David Hilton-Jones, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Christopher Kennard, Professor of Clinical Neurology. Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK Linda Luxon, Professor of Audiological Medicine, Department of Neuro-otology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK Paul Reading, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, UK Martin Rossor, Professor of Clinical Neurology, Dementia Research Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK Peter Rothwell, Professor of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Department of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK John Scadding, Consultant Neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK Neil Scolding, Burden Professor of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Bristol, Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Neurology, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK Pamela Shaw, Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sheffield, UK Tom Solomon, Senior Lecturer in Neurology, Viral Brain Infections Group, Liverpool, UK Derick Wade, Professor in Neurological Disability, Oxford Centre for Enablement, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK Ian Whittle, Forbes Professor of Surgical Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK