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Explains principles of neurology with consideration of cardinal manifestations of neurologic disease. Early chapters consist of a detailed exposition of symptoms and signs of disordered nervous function, their analysis in terms of anatomy and physiology, and their clinical implications. Middle chapters give an account of the natural clustering of these phenomena into syndromes, and later chapters describe main categories and types of disease that express themselves by each syndrome. Unlike many references in the field, coverage of pediatric and geriatric neurology is presented, as well as psychiatric syndromes and major psychiatric diseases and the neuropsychiatric effects of alcohol and drug abuse. This sixth edition takes into account new discoveries in molecular genetics, PET and SPECT scanning, and current treatment methods. B&w illustrations include MRI images, and avoid illustrations of gross and microscopic neuropathology. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
"...text remains most pleasant to read and has maintained its lucent and elegant style." "Adams and Victor's book ranks first among textbooks in neurology on account of its didactics." "...the book remarkable when compared with other similar texts." "The seventh edition of Adams and Victor's textbook remains a first-class book for residents training in neurology, but is no less valuable for senior neurologists. It is also a perfect reference for other medical specialists and psychologists. Non-neurologists will easily find answers to their questions, with an appropriate amount of detail. The cliché that everyone should purchase this book or that it belongs in any neurological library is redundant and out of tune here. One can certainly live without this book, but medical life is far more pleasant with a copy within reach."
Review
"...text remains most pleasant to read and has maintained its lucent and elegant style." "Adams and Victor's book ranks first among textbooks in neurology on account of its didactics." "...the book remarkable when compared with other similar texts." "The seventh edition of Adams and Victor's textbook remains a first-class book for residents training in neurology, but is no less valuable for senior neurologists. It is also a perfect reference for other medical specialists and psychologists. Non-neurologists will easily find answers to their questions, with an appropriate amount of detail. The cliché that everyone should purchase this book or that it belongs in any neurological library is redundant and out of tune here. One can certainly live without this book, but medical life is far more pleasant with a copy within reach."
Book Description
You know it as the masterwork in its field...and now, you can own the newest, most up-to-date version of this classic text: Adams and Victor's PRINCIPLES OF NEUROLOGY, 7th Edition. This remarkable volume now incorporates the latest findings in the growing areas of neurology even as it retains its authority, comprehensive scope, and popular, easy-use format. Approaches neurologic disease just as you would approach the patient! Adams and Victor's PRINCIPLES OF NEUROLOGY, 7th Edition, begins with a detailed exposition of the symptoms and signs of disordered nervous function, just as you would begin with symptoms as presented by a patient. The text logically proceeds to syndromes and then to a description of all the main categories and types of disease that express themselves by each syndrome.
Book Info
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH. Brandon/Hill Medical List minimal-core and first-purchase selection, (#349). A neurology textbook for medical students. Covers a full range of neurological diseases, abnormalities, mental illnesses, and drug and alcohol abuse, all in the context of normal development. Previous edition: c1997. DNLM: Nervous System Diseases. Rating 4.5
THE FINEST NEUROLOGY CLASSIC OF ALL TIMETHE FINEST NEUROLOGY CLASSIC OF ALL TIME. BUY IT TODAY IF YOU DONT HAVE IT YET. USEFUL FOR WARD ROUNDS. OTHER USEFUL BOOKS / SOFTWARE I FOUND INCLUDE THE SOFTWARE NEUROLOGY TUTOR 1.01 WHICH I DOWNLOADED FROM www.peakdoctor.org AND the MGH HANDBOOK OF NEUROLOGY (which you can find on amazon.com)The best book on the subject, for what it isThis is a very comprehensive book on the subject of neurology. Unfortunately, I was only interested in about 25% of the book's contents---those dealing with mental illness. Maybe I should have bought Neurology for Psychiatrists, but that book is smaller, so this one probably has almost as much psychiatric information anyway. Unlike many of the other reviewers, I actually LIKE the amount of detail in this book, although since I don't have an M.D. or a Ph.D. I could not understand all of it. I did also notice from the other reviews that there is a demand for a for user-friendly book dealing with Neurology, that parents can read to help understand their child's neurological deficits. Well, I have the solution! My book, The Failures of American Medicine (available at Amazon for [price]), contains five chapters on mental illness, and is both technical and relatively easy to read. I hope I have provided an answer for the parents who are struggling to find understandable information.Among the best....This text is not easy to read, but it packs a lot of information. You can almost guarantee that this book will provide useful info on any neurological disease. It is one of the best reference books for general neurology. I also find its end-chapter references to be fairly complete. One criticism is that it does not offer too many tables or illustrations. |
