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Neurological Differential Diagnosis

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  1. John Philip Patten

    1. King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, Sussex, UK

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. History-Taking and Physical Examination

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Pupils and Their Reactions

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 6-15

  4. Vision, the Visual Fields and the Olfactory Nerve

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 16-38

  5. Examination of the Optic Fundus

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 39-46

  6. The Third, Fourth and Sixth Cranial Nerves

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 47-60

  7. The Cerebellopontine Angle and Jugular Foramen

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 61-90

  8. Conjugate Eye Movements and Nystagmus

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 91-103

  9. The Cerebral Hemispheres:The Lobes of the Brain

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 104-132

  10. The Cerebral Hemispheres:Vascular Diseases

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 133-148

  12. The Brain Stem

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 162-177

  13. The Extrapyramidal System and the Cerebellum

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 178-212

  16. The Spinal Cord in Relation to the Vertebral Column

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 247-281

  19. Diseases of Muscle and the Muscle End-Plate

    • John Philip Patten
    Pages 315-332
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About this book

The majority of doctors are ill at ease when confronted by a patient with a neurological problem. Candidates for qualifying examinations and higher diplomas dread that they will be allocated a neurological 'long case'. This is a serious reflection on the adequacy of training in neurology. It is still possible in some medical schools for a student to go through the entire clinical course without an attachment to the neurological unit. Increasing competition for teaching time has led to the situation where in most US medical schools, and at least one new medical school in the UK, a two-week clinical attachment to the neurology service is considered adequate. Those fortunate enough to attend a postgraduate course find a minimum of 3 months' intensive training is necessary before any confidence in tackling a neurological problem is achieved. Unfortunately, neurological textbooks seldom seem to recognize the intensely practical nature of the subject. There are many short texts that achieve brevity by the exclusion of explanatory material; these are difficult to read and digest. At the opposite extreme are the neurological compendia, often unbalanced by excessive coverage of rare diseases and all based on the assumption that patients announce on arrival that they have a demyelinating, heredofamilial, neoplastic etc. disorder. These texts are useful only to those who already have a good working knowledge of neurological diseases.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, Sussex, UK

    John Philip Patten

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neurological Differential Diagnosis

  • Authors: John Philip Patten

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58981-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-66284-6Due: 01 July 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-63813-8Due: 22 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-58981-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 449

  • Topics: Neurology, Neurosurgery, Imaging / Radiology

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