Preface to the Ninth Edition

vi

Preface to the Seventh Edition

vii

Acknowledgements

viii

PART 1

THE NEUROLOGICAL APPROACH

1

Neurological History-Taking

3

2

Consciousness

7

3

Costive Function

11

4

Vision and Other Cranial Nerves

17

5

Motor Function

35

6

Sensation

45

7

Autonomic Function

49

8

Investigating the Patient

52

PART 2

NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

9

Headache and Facial Pain

63

10

Epilepsy

72

11

Stroke

81

12

Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders

91

13

Neurosurgical Topics: Head Injury and Brain Tumour

102

14

Neurological Infections

111

15

Spinal Conditions

121

16

Multiple Sclerosis

129

17

Nerve and Muscle

137

18

Development and Degeneration

147

19

Neurology and Other Medical Specialties

161

20

Neurological Emergencies

173

21

Neurorehabilitation

177

Multiple Choice Questions

182

Answers to Multiple Choice Questions

187

Index

189