Neurology for General Practitioners

This compact guide has been written to assist those who often see in their practices the early symptoms and signs of neurological disorders - primary health care physicians, family physicians, rural doctors and isolated practitioners. The text is a useful aid in the diagnosis of neurological disorders such as epilepsy, stroke and Parkinson's disease which typically are first seen by GPs, and addresses the majority of common disorders encountered in general practice.

Neurology for GPs will also assist with the management of ongoing complications at a primary care level with chapters structured around clinical management - history, examination, investigation and treatment, together with clinical examples and explanations.

Chapter 1: The neurological diagnostic consultation

Chapter 2: The neurological exaination: higher centres

Chapter 3: The neurological examination: cranial nerves

Chapter 4: The neurological examination: peripheral nervous system

Chapter 5: Non-organic neurological diseases

Chapter 6: Headache

Chapter 7: Epilepsy

Chapter 8: Vertigo

Chapter 9: Parkinson's Disease

Chapter 10: Multiple sclerosis

Chapter 11: Peripheral neuropathy

Chapter 12: The neurology of sleep

Chapter 13: Pain

Chapter 14: Stroke

Chapter 15: Dementia

Chapter 16: Muscles