دانلود کتاب معاینه عصبی بالینی و محلی سازی – ویرایش دوم

Medicine is a science and an art. Clinical examination is fast becoming a forgotten art in the face of technological onslaught. The fundamental importance of the clinical history and examination cannot be overemphasized in the diagnosis of neurological disease. Every patient you see is a lesson in much more than the malady from which he suffers. Listen to your patient. He is telling you the diagnosis. The second edition of this book retains the same emphasis on the simplification of making a neurologic diagnosis. The unique diagnostic principle of a neurological diagnosis is based on the requirement of identifying the functional impairment and the anatomic definition of the disease before a differential diagnosis can be offered. Many common concepts which are very pertinent and relevant for university clinical examinations are discussed in detail in this book. This book will be extremely valuable for preparations for various level examinations. It is a comprehensive compilation of clinical signs for students of Neurology and Internal medicine, as well as for the practicing Neurologists and Internal Medicine and Critical Care consultants to quickly revise and improve their previously learnt concepts of neurological examination and localization. The first edition has been read widely and used extensively by students of MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology), and MCh (Neurosurgery) to prepare for the practical examination and to quickly recapitulate already acquired knowledge in a short time just before the practical examinations. The second edition maintains the basic structure of the first edition, but new information and diagrams have been added in most chapters. A new chapter on Basic Neuroanatomy has been added which is extremely relevant and provides a quick recapitulation of the relevant neuroanatomy to understand the concepts of the various clinical signs and symptoms. On receiving inputs from students, a new section of Investigations in neurology has been added keeping in view the relevant questions asked from students in their practical examination during presentation of cases and the table viva. Learning the art and science of a taking a good neurological history and performing an accurate neurological examination using the proper techniques is important to localize the site of lesion and arrive at a diagnosis (or differential diagnosis) before investigations may finally bring forth the correct diagnosis. Finally, spending time with patients and repeatedly performing the correct examination techniques improves the neurological examination and localization skills. He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all.