Main description:

Presented as a selection of long and short cases, this book is a practical guide to the diagnosis and management of neurological disorders and diseases for trainees.

Each case is explained in question and answer format as it would be on clinical ward rounds, with emphasis on accurate diagnosis based on history taking and clinical findings.

Divided into seven sections, each featuring several cases, the book covers higher mental functions/cerebral hemisphere, cranial nerves, spinal cord, ataxia, peripheral neuropathy, neuromuscular junction disorders, and extrapyramidal syndrome.

The text is further enhanced by clinical images, diagrams and tables, and concludes with a section of 'pearls for viva voce examination'.

Key points

Practical guide to diagnosis and management of neurological disorders
Presented as a selection of long and short cases, each in question and answer format
Emphasis on accurate diagnosis based on history taking and clinical findings
Features section of 'pearls for viva voce examination'

Contents:

SECTION 1: Higher Mental Functions/Cerebral Hemisphere

Approach to a Case of Aphasia
Approach to a Case of Dementia
Approach to Apraxia
Approach to Agnosia and Alexia

SECTION 2: Cranial Nerves

Approach to a Case of Visual Loss
Approach to a Case of Painful Ophthalmoplegia
Approach to a Case of Bulbar Palsy

SECTION 3: Spinal Cord

Approach to Cervical Myelopathy
Approach to a Case of Dorsal Myelopathy
Approach to a Case of Conus-cauda Syndrome
Approach to a Case of Neurogenic Bladder

SECTION 4: Ataxia

Approach to a Case of Ataxia
Approach to a Case of Sensory Ataxia

SECTION 5: Peripheral Neuropathy

Approach to a Case of Peripheral Neuropathy
Approach to a Case of Mononeuritis Multiplex

SECTION 6: Neuromuscular Junction Disorders

Approach to Cases of Muscle Disorders
Approach to a Case of Neuromuscular Junction Disorder

SECTION 7: Extrapyramidal Syndrome

Approach to a Case of Generalized Chorea
Approach to Dystonia
Approach to Parkinsonism

Pearls for Viva Voce Examination

Index