Clinical Neurology Made Easy

This book is a reference guide to the diagnosis and management of neurological disorders for clinicians.

Beginning with an overview of history, examination and investigations, the following chapters cover numerous common neurological problems including headache, dizziness, and cerebrovascular stroke.

The text also describes neurological diseases such as Parkinson?s disease, epilepsy, and dementia, and includes discussion on symptom-oriented diseases like tension headache and migraine.

The text places emphasis on the importance of history taking and clinical examination for accurate diagnosis.

Highly illustrated with photographs and diagrams, the book also features clinical cases and tables for quick reference.

Key points

• Guide to diagnosis and management of neurological disorders
• Covers numerous common diseases with emphasis on accurate history taking and clinical examination
• Highly illustrated with photographs and diagrams
• Features clinical cases and tables for quick reference

1. History
2. Neurological Examination
3. Investigations
4. Headache
5. Dizziness/Vertigo
6. Neck Pain
7. Back Pain
8. Blurring of Vision, Double Vision
9. Syncope/Drop Attacks
10. Seizure/Epilepsy
11. Difficulty to Talk
12. Difficulty to Write
13. Gait Imbalance
14. Motor Weakness and Paraplegia
15. Neurogenic Bladder
16. Difficulty to get up from Squatting/Climbing Stairs
17. Pins and Needles in Feet
18. Tremors
19. Parkinson’s Disease
20. Memory Impairment/Dementia
21. Confusion and Coma
22. Meningoencephalitis
23. Cerebrovascular Stroke
24. Miscellaneous

HV Srinivas MD MD
Consultant Neurologist, Agadi Hospital and Sagar Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India