Essential Neurology

Dr Iain Wilkinson was, until his recent retirement, a Consultant Neurologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, and Associate Lecturer in Neurology at The University of Cambridge Medical School. He has over 20 year's experience of treating neurological patients and teaching clinical medical students. He will be joined on this fourth edition by Dr Graham Lennox, a Consultant Neurologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, who has current experience of teaching neurology to medical students.

• Preface to the fourth edition. Preface to the first edition.Acknowledgements.Abbreviations.1 Clinical skills, physical signs and anatomy.2 Stroke.3 Brain tumour.4 Head injury.5 Parkinsonism, involuntary movements and ataxia.6 Paraplegia.7 Multiple sclerosis.8 Cranial nerve disorders.9 Nerve root, nerve plexus and peripheral nerve lesions.10 Motor neurone disease, peripheral neuropathy, myasthenia gravis and muscle disease.11 Unconsciousness.12 Epilepsy.13 Headache and facial pain.14 Dementia.15 Infections of the nervous system.Answers to case histories.Index.

Reviews of previous editions: "This is an excellent introductory text for medical students who want their neurology without frills." (British Medical Journal)"A well-presented manual of practical clinical neurology recommended as easy and enjoyable fundamental reading." (Brain)"This is an excellent book with a very good all round approach to an understanding of neurology at student level" (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry)