Brain's diseases of the nervous system.

Previous ed.: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A short history of clinical neurology -- The clinical approach -- Investigations -- Psychologically determined disorders -- Toxic and environmental disorders -- Principles of neurological rehabilitation -- Clinical approach to developmental neurology -- Development, degeneration, and regeneration of the central nervous system -- Neurodevelopmental disorders -- Neurometabolic disorders -- Neurocutaneous syndromes -- Abnormal vision -- Ocular motor disorders -- Disorders of hearing -- Vertigo and imbalance -- Abnormalities of smell and taste -- Neuropathic pain -- Headache -- Craniofacial pain -- The lower cranial nerves and dysphagia -- Polyneuropathy -- Focal peripheal neuropathy -- The motor neurone disorders -- Muscle diseases -- Head injury -- Raised intracranial pressure, cerebral oedema, and hydrocephalus -- Tumors of the brain and skull -- Spinal cord disorders -- Cauda equina lesions, radiculopathies, and sphincter disorders -- Seizures and related disorders in children -- Seizures, epilepsy, and other episodic disorders in adults -- Sleep disorders -- Coma -- Neuropsychological disorders, dementia, and behavioural neurology -- Cerebrovascular diseases -- Vasculities and collagen vascular diseases -- Multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases -- Paraneoplastic disorders and neuroimmunology -- Tremors, ataxia, and cerebellar disorders -- Movement disorders -- Meningitis -- Encephalitis and infectious encephalopathies -- Intracranial space occupying infections and neurological HIV disease.

The introductory chapters of this classic study cover clinical diagnosis and investigation. The main text is organised by disorder to provide coverage of the full range of major neurological conditions.