Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0121258319 ISBN 13: 9780121258313

Publisher: Academic Press, 2003

This single-volume reference covers the natural course, treatment, and management of all neurological diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord nerves and muscles. This comprehensive text reference seeks to assist physicians with treatment by providing an easy-to-use compendium covering the treatment and management of all neurological diseases along with details on the natural course of these diseases. Organized for ease of use and quick reference, each chapter presents a neurological disorder or key symptoms and systematically discusses the clinical syndrome and differential diagnosis, natural course, principles of therapy, and practical management of each.

Key Features
* Covers wide range of neurological conditions and potential treatments, including the evidence for and against each treatment
* Describes the spontaneous course of neurological diseases along with discussion of the management of different stages and variants of a disorder
* Presents special situations and exceptional cases in which alternative therapies should be considered

Review:

"Like its predecessor, the second edition of Neurological Disorders: Course and Treatment, will be most useful to the clinical neurologist."
--Journal of the American Medical Association (April 2003)