The definitive guide to the full spectrum of neurology ‎"‎This is one of the best neurology textbooks available‎,‎ providing the distilled insights and knowledge of some of today‎'‎s truly outstanding neurologic clinicians‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎Like its predecessors‎,‎ the current edition features writing that is clear and concise‎,‎ yet conversational‎-it almost feels as if the reader is on rounds hearing the insights of a truly superb clinician‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎offers a great deal to the serious student of neurology and is well worth the investment‎.‎ This outstanding text will continue to be a key resource for neurologists and neurosurgeons‎,‎ as well as resident trainees in those disciplines‎.‎ Many practicing internists‎,‎ emergency physicians‎,‎ and pediatricians will also find it to be an excellent resource‎.‎‎"‎‎-‎-JAMA A Doody‎'‎s Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011‎!‎ 4 STAR DOODY‎'‎S REVIEW‎!‎ ‎"‎This book should be an essential element in the library of both young and seasoned clinicians‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎This has always been a successfully balanced textbook‎,‎ combining a personal approach to the study of neurology and neurologic diseases‎.‎ This edition‎,‎ now1572 pages‎,‎ expands on the prior editions admirably‎.‎ It achieves the difficult task of refreshing and updating a classic‎.‎‎"‎‎-‎-Doody‎'‎s Review Service ‎"‎one of theiconic texts in clinical medicine‎.‎ The fact that it is now inits ninth edition attests to its durability and credibility asa comprehensive source for the pathophysiology‎,‎ evaluation‎,‎ andtreatment of disorders of the nervous system‎.‎ First published in 1975‎,‎ it has withstood the enormous changes in neurologicalsciences during the subsequent decades and has remained astaple on the reference shelves of practitioners from a variety ofbackgrounds and training levels‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎A unique attribute for a volume of this size is that each chapter iswritten by the same authors‎,‎ thus achieving a uniformity of voice‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎As a gold standard text‎,‎ the ninth edition of Adams and Victor‎'‎sPrinciples of Neurology would serve as valuable complement toany medical library‎.‎‎"‎‎-‎-World Neurosurgery Journal Adams and Victor‎'‎s Principles of Neurology provides all the information you will need to confidently handle any neurologic problem‎,‎ from disorders of motility‎,‎ and derangements of intellect‎,‎ behavior‎,‎ and language‎,‎ to the degenerative and neuromuscular diseases‎.‎ Having this gold standard text on your reference shelf is like being able to consult with skilled clinicians on a daily basis‎.‎ More than a compilation of facts‎,‎ Adams and Victor‎'‎s delivers expert insights not found in any other resource that help you understand every aspect of neurological disease‎.‎ Written in a conversational style‎,‎ the text offers practical‎,‎ yet in‎-depth‎,‎ coverage of both common and rare illnesses‎.‎ Adams and Victor‎'‎s Principles of Neurology also includes timely‎,‎ complete‎,‎ and accessible treatment and clinical management strategies‎.‎ FEATURES Balanced presentation of evidence‎-based research coupled with the perspectives and experience of world‎-renowned expert neurologists Logical six‎-part organization reviews the clinical method‎,‎ cardinal presentations‎,‎ diseases of the central nervous system‎,‎ diseases of the peripheral nervous system‎,‎ and psychiatric disorders A‎-to‎-Z coverage of cardinal manifestations‎,‎ including disorders of the special senses‎;‎ epilepsy and disorders of consciousness‎;‎ disorders of energy‎,‎ mood‎,‎ autonomic‎,‎ and endocrine functions‎;‎ and neuromuscular‎,‎ spinal cord‎,‎ and psychiatric disease Focus on symptoms‎,‎ etiology‎,‎ diagnosis‎,‎ and treatment offers complete‎,‎ practical guidance in clinical practice Special section on growth‎,‎ development‎,‎ and aging related to neurologic disease presents the latest‎,‎ cutting‎-edge research in this integral area