Neurological Differential Diagnosis

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Neurology is primarily characterized by a variety of diseases whichseem very similar and are therefore difficult to distinguishbetween. Skill at differential diagnosis is therefore absolutelyparamount. Neurological Differential Diagnosis is a streamlinedhandbook of prioritized differential diagnosis, to be usedboth in clinical practice and for exam review. By presenting differential diagnosis in order of frequency andimportance, this book provides a practical handbook for cliniciansin training, as well as a potential resource for quick boardreview. Whilst the book covers the most important syndromes anddisease entities, readers are referred to other texts for moreexhaustive differentials. By limiting differentials in this way -to the most likely and most serious diagnoses - the reader can moreeasily recall relevant disease processes when faced with aparticular clinical situation, whether it be a patient in theemergency room or a difficult question on the boardexamination. The book specifically targets neurology residents and fellows,with overlap to neurosurgery and psychiatry. Internal medicinephysicians with an interest in neurological problems and medicalstudents looking for an edge in clinical neuroscience would alsobenefit from this text. The content is primarily mid-level material, in a pedagogicformat. In order to organize the students' thought processes concisetables and line drawing templates are included. The book isorganized into broad chapters by type of disorder and some overlapoccurs between particular chapters.

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"This is a "pearl" of a book for any clinician who is asked toassess patients with symptoms or signs suggestive of a neurologicaldisorder, including neurologists, internists, geriatricians,neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, general practitioners, trainees, andstudents. Neurological Differential Diagnosis will enlightenclinicians on the most likely and important differential diagnosesto consider and exclude, and guide appropriate and cost-effectiveinvestigations. The book has a unique format; it is the only book Iknow to list differential diagnoses according to what is mostcommon in patients of the same demographic and what is potentiallythe most lethal and disabling. This hierarchy of differentialdiagnoses is clearly and consistently presented (eg, in bold anditalicised text) throughout the book. Associated relevantbackground information for each symptom, syndrome, or disorder iswell presented (in shaded boxes) with the list of differentialdiagnoses. Welcome chapters on paediatric neurology, neurogenetics,neuroradiology, diagnostic tests, neuroanatomy, and neuropathologyare included. Although few references are given, the book seems tobe valid, based on a wealth of clinical experience coupled withbest evidence from the available literature. Even after practisingclinical neurology for more than 20 years, I have already dippedinto this book on several occasions to help me with trickypatients, and I have to remind my neurology residents andregistrars, and colleagues in the accident and emergencydepartment, to return it." --Graeme J Hankey (The Lancet Neurology, Vol 4 November2005)
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