This textbook is in line with the latest international thinking, guidelines and research findings in the field of neurology. The treatment guidelines used in the Netherlands and Belgium have been taken into account, thus making it a useful source of information in training and clinical practice.

The reader is guided from basic concepts to complex physiology. The first nine chapters are devoted to the basic neurological sciences and provide a glimpse of clinical practice. The ensuing seventeen clinical chapters are based on the illness model, thus giving the reader an overview of a large number of neurological disorders. Each chapter begins with a case study which provides a practical context for the theory. The textbook also includes many tables and diagrams to clarify the concepts discussed.

The Textbook of Clinical Neurology is also available online. Readers will find the entire content on the website, along with test questions, case studies, guidelines and other additional material.

The textbook is designed for use in medical and paramedical training and is also suitable for programmes in nursing, human movement sciences, and medical biology. It serves as a reference for doctors and physiotherapists in clinical practice.

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Contents

۱ A brief history of neurology
۲ The neurological consultation
۳ An overview over nervous system and muscles. Technical investigations in neurology
۴ Strength and sensation
۵ Motor control
۶ Brainstem and cranial nerves
۷ Autonomic nervous system, hypothalamus and pituitary gland
۸ The higher cerebral functions
۹ The visual system
۱۰ Cerebral meninges and the cerebrospinal fluid system
۱۱ The cerebrovascular system
۱۲ Diseases of the muscle and neuromuscular junction
۱۳ Disorders of the motor neuronsr nerve roots and peripheral nerves
۱۴ Neurological pain syndromes
۱۵ Diseases of the spinal cord
۱۶ Disorders of the cranial nerves
۱۷ Cerebral infarction and cerebral haemorrhage
۱۸ Epilepsy and other paroxysmal disorders
۱۹ Altered consciousness
۲۰ Head and brain injuries
۲۱ Headache and facial pain
۲۲ Neurological tumours and neurological complications of malignant conditions
۲۳ Infections of the central nervous system and meninges
۲۴ Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
۲۵ Spinocerebellar disorders
۲۶ Diseases of the basal ganglia
۲۷ Dementia
۲۸ Neurological abnormalities in children
۲۹ Neurological complications of non-neurological disorders and as adverse effects of therapy