Neurological Examination Made Easy
- 6th Edition - February 7, 2019
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Geraint Fuller
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 6 2 7 - 5
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 6 2 8 - 2
Neurological clinical examinations are some of the most intimidating procedures medical students, junior doctors and residents have to perform. This book’s clear, succinct ex… Read more
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Request a sales quoteNeurological clinical examinations are some of the most intimidating procedures medical students, junior doctors and residents have to perform. This book’s clear, succinct explanations and simple/memorable line drawings, along with top tips/common mistakes boxes, combine to demystify the subject and offer straightforward guidance. The spectacular success of the book over many years demonstrates that it succeeds more than any other resource available. This 6th edition will ensure the content remains as fresh, current and easy to interpret as ever.
- A concise and lucid explanation of how to examine the nervous system.
- Copiously illustrated with clear line diagrams and flow charts.
- Instructions are clear and systematic – what to do, what you will find, and what it means.
Medical students; junior doctors preparing for MRCP OSCE exams
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- How to Use this Book
- 1. History and Examination
- History
- General Examination
- 2. Speech
- Background
- 1. Aphasia
- What you find
- What It Means
- 2. Dysphonia
- What You Find and What it Means
- 3. Dysarthria
- What You Find
- What It Means
- 3. Mental State And Higher Function
- 1. Mental State
- What to do and what you find
- What it means
- 2. Higher Function
- When to Test Higher Function
- What to do
- What you find
- What it means
- 4. Gait
- Background
- What to do and what you find
- Further Tests
- What It Means
- 5. Cranial Nerves: General
- Background
- 6. Cranial Nerve I: Olfactory Nerve
- What to do
- What you find
- What It Means
- 7. Cranial Nerves: The Eye 1 – Pupils, Acuity, Fields
- Background
- 1. General
- What it Means
- 2. Pupils
- What You Find
- Further Testing
- What it Means
- 3. Acuity
- What it Means
- 4. Fields
- What You Find
- What it Means
- 8. Cranial Nerves: The Eye 2 – Fundi
- Background
- What to do
- What You Find
- What it Means
- 9. Cranial Nerves III, IV, VI: Eye Movements
- Background
- What to do
- What You Find
- What it Means
- 10. Cranial Nerves: Nystagmus
- Background
- What to do
- What You Find
- What it Means
- 11. Cranial Nerves V and VII: The Face
- Background
- Facial Nerve: What to do
- Facial Nerve: What You Find
- Facial Nerve: What it Means
- Trigeminal Nerve: What to do
- Trigeminal Nerve: What You Find
- Trigeminal Nerve: What it Means
- 12. Cranial Nerve VIII: Auditory Nerve
- Auditory
- What You Find
- What it Means
- Vestibular
- Caloric Testing: What You Find
- Caloric Testing: What it Means
- Further Tests of Vestibular Function
- 13. Cranial Nerves IX, X, XII: The Mouth
- Background
- Mouth and Tongue: What to do
- Mouth: What You Find and What it Means
- Pharynx: What to do
- Gag Reflex: What to do
- Pharynx and Gag Reflex: What You Find
- Larynx: What to do
- Larynx: What You Find
- Pharynx and Larynx: What it Means
- 14. Cranial Nerve XI: Accessory Nerve
- Background
- What to do
- What You Find and What it Means
- 15. Motor System: Introduction
- Key anatomy
- General
- What to do
- 16. Motor System: Tone
- Background
- What to do
- What You Find
- What it Means
- 17. Motor System: Arms
- Background
- What To Do
- Further Tests of Arm Power
- What You Find
- 18. Motor System: Legs
- Background
- What To Do
- 19. Motor System: Reflexes
- Background
- What To Do
- What You Find and What It Means
- Abdominal Reflexes
- Plantar Response
- 20. Motor System: What You Find and What it Means
- What You Find
- What it Means
- 21. Sensation: General
- Background
- What To Do
- Further Tests
- 22. Sensation: What You Find and What It Means
- What You Find
- What it Means
- 23. Coordination
- Background
- What to Do
- What You Find
- What it Means
- 24. Abnormal Movements
- Background
- What to Do
- What You Find
- What it Means
- 25. Special Signs and Other Tests
- 1. Primitive Reflexes
- 2. Superficial Reflexes
- 3. Tests for Meningeal Irritation
- 4. Tests of Respiratory and Trunk Muscles
- 5. Miscellaneous Tests and Signs
- 26. The Autonomic Nervous System
- Background
- What To Do
- What You Find
- What it Means
- 27. The Unconscious or Confused Patient
- Background
- What to Do
- Examination
- What You Find and What It Means
- Common Causes of Coma
- The Confused Patient—Delirium
- 28. Summary of Standard Neurological Examination
- 29. Passing Clinical Examinations
- Background
- What to do
- Learning Neurological Examination in a Crisis
- Bibliography for Further Reading and Reference
- Index
- Edition: 6
- Published: February 7, 2019
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 256
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702076275
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702076282
GF
Geraint Fuller
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Neurologist, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK