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Neurology Secrets

  • 6th Edition - April 19, 2016
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Eli M. Mizrahi, Frederick Sachs
  • Language: English

Part of the bestselling Secrets Series, the updated sixth edition of Neurology Secrets continues to provide an up-to-date, concise overview of the most important topics in neu… Read more

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Part of the bestselling Secrets Series, the updated sixth edition of Neurology Secrets continues to provide an up-to-date, concise overview of the most important topics in neurology today. It serves as a comprehensive introduction for medical students, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, and is also a handy reference and refresher for residents and practitioners. Lists, tables, and clear illustrations throughout expedite review, while the engaging Secrets Series format makes the text both enjoyable and readable. New lead editors, Drs. Kass and Mizrahi, join this publication from a leading neurology program to lend a fresh perspective and expert knowledge.

Key features

  • Expedites reference and review with a question-and-answer format, bulleted lists, and practical tips from the authors
  • Covers the full range of essential topics in understanding the practice of neurology
  • Features a two-color page layout and "Key Points" boxes to further enhance your reference power
  • Presents a chapter containing "Top 100 Secrets" for an overview of essential material for last-minute study or self-assessment
  • Fits comfortably in the pocket of your lab coat to allow quick access to essential information

Readership

Medical Students on clinical rotations in yrs. 3 & 4; Residents in Neurology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Neurosurgery and Anesthesiology; Professionals including Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Neuroscientists.

Table of contents

1. CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE

2. CLINICAL NEUROANATOMY

3. APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH NEUROLOGIC DISEASE

4. MYOPATHIES

5. NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES

6. PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIES AND MOTOR NEURON DISEASES

7. RADICULOPATHY AND DEGENERATIVE SPINE DISEASE

8. MYELOPATHIES

9. BRAIN STEM DISEASE

10. CEREBELLAR DISEASE

11. BASAL GANGLIA DISORDERS

12. MOVEMENT DISORDERS

13. AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

14. DEMYELINATING AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

15. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT

16. NON-ALZHEIMER’S DEMENTIAS

17. NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY

18. CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE

19. NEUROCRITICAL CARE

20. NEURO-ONCOLOGY

21. HEADACHES

22. SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY

23. SLEEP DISORDERS

24. NEUROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASE

25. INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

26. NEUROGENETIC DISORDERS

27. PAIN PROCESSING AND MODULATION

28. PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

29. PSYCHIATRY IN NEUROLOGY

30. NEURO-OTOLOGY

31. ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY

32. ELECTROMYOGRAPHY

33. NEUROPATHOLOGY

Product details

  • Edition: 6
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 19, 2016
  • Language: English

About the editors

EM

Eli M. Mizrahi

Eli M. Mizrahi is Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, James A. Quigley Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, James A. Quigley Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

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Frederick Sachs

Affiliations and expertise
Distinguished Professor of Biophysics, Centre for Single Molecule Biophysics at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

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