Companion to Clinical Neurology (Medicine)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (898 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195159381 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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. William Pryse-Phillips is Professor of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland
R. OHara said A "must have" for every Neurologist's library. Companion to Clinical Neurology (Medicine)Bill Pryse-Phillips' masterwork is an absolute treasure for anyone interested in the clinical neurosciences and a must for every personal medical library.Most anything relative to the clinical neurosciences is referenced and defined making the search for obscure . Anti-Americanism in a Neurology Book? Marianense As a Cuban neurologist now living outside the island I was shocked to say the least with the opinion expressed in the Cuban Optic Neuropathy entry of this book.This condition appeared on the island around 1992 (previous cases had been reported in Cuban soldiers fighting in Angola as far back as the early
Since then, advances in the definition of many neurological conditions have been made, all of which have been incorporated in the second edition. The second edition remains an invaluable guide by a single author to the whole menu of neurological practice.. The first edition was published in 1995. In the second edition further precision in definition has been achieved for the entries on at least 1,500 other disease states, syndromes, and clinical features. There has also been fine-tuning of the definitions and diagnostic criteria for many other conditions. Entries on cerebellar diseases, peripheral neuropathies, various dementias, diagnostic tests (both clinical and laboratory), forms of cerebral edema, dissociative signs and syndromes - all these and many more have been added, expanded, updated or clarified in the light of new publications. The clinical delineation for new syndromes and their genetic
The entries are written with charm, elegance, authority, and, at times, a certain irony that ensures that the entries are entertaining as well as informative. This is a book to which one will turn again and again, either for information or simply to wile away the hours on a rainy afternoon, reading about enchanting syndromes or some new twist or previously overlooked fact concerning a more mundane topic. It is also a real bargainProfessor Pryse-Phillips is to be congratulated for once again having produced this extraordinary piece of work which actually outshines its first edition. We look forward to an updated version of this unique compact reference which, however, will again be a most difficult task to broaden and deepen."--K.A. "It is rare to find a reference book that you would use every day; it is more rare to find a reference book that you have a hard time putting down. Pryse-Phillips has don