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Clinical Cases in Neurology
by A. H. V. Schapira and L. P. Rowland, 261 pp, with illus, $45,
Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, England, 2001.
Arch Neurol. 2002;59:1200-1201.
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This book contains 29 case reports of neurological conditions, ranging
from the common to the abstruse. The chapter titles are enigmatic so that
each problem can be treated as a diagnostic challenge. The history and physical
findings are followed by extensive discussion of the differential diagnoses
and a defining laboratory test, x-ray or scan, or a biopsy or autopsy report.
Management is discussed in detail, and the pros and cons of various treatments
are considered. The references are as current as a book is capable of reporting.
Each case report is written by an expert in the given area, and the editors
have done an excellent job in bringing uniformity across the 29 reports.
I found this a most enjoyable and instructive book. The latest in genetics,
molecular biology, and neuroimaging are incorporated. There are numerous illustrations,
some of which would be better in color, and useful tables. Students, residents,
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