Instant Neurological Diagnosis

The third edition of this highly popular guide enables the practicing neurologist to make rapid diagnoses of neurological disorders.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1. First Encounters


• 2. Cranial Nerves


• 3. Limbs and Trunk


• 4. Demyelination


• 5. Headache


• 6. Epilepsy and Sleep


• 7. Myopathy and Motor Neuron Disorders


• 8. Parkinsonism


• 9. Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders


• 10. Stroke


• 11. Spinal Cord Lesions and Cerebrospinal Fluid


• 12. Peripheral Neuropathy


• 13. Cerebellar Ataxia


• 14. Dementia and Cognition


• 15. Functional Neurological Disorder

About the author

Christopher H. Hawkes MD has a longstanding career as a clinical neurologist in the NHS. He is Honorary Professor of Neurology at Barts School of Medicine and Dentistry and formerly honorary consultant at the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, University College London. He is Executive Editor and founder of the journal Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.

Bettina Balint MD is Assistant Professor for Clinical Research on Complex Movement Disorders and Parkinson¿s Disease at the University of Zurich, and Head of the Movement Disorder Department at the University Hospital Zurich.

José Biller MD is Professor and Chair of Neurology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He served as a Director of the American Board of Psychiatry
and Neurology (1994-2001) and as President (in 2001), and currently holds the title of Emeritus Director.

Product details

• Authors: Bettina Balint, José Biller, Christopher H Hawkes, Christopher H. (Honorary Professor of Neur Hawkes, Hawkes Christopher H.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9780197699461
• ISBN: 978-0-19-769946-1
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Neurology, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism & Asperger's Syndrome