The second edition of The Neurologic Examination looks at how to conduct a clinical neurological examination through a pathophysiological approach to the nervous system. This new edition is brought up to date with new data on genetic and immunological disorders and a significant expansion of illustrations of skin manifestations of neurologic disorders.The book provides in-depth instructions for clinicians with a logical order of history and the different parts of the examination. Organized by the functional anatomy of the nervous system, the book provides a bridge from basic science to symptoms and signs of many common and rare neurologic disorders, which will help in making diagnoses. The authors look at how to carry out an examination in different circumstances, from outpatients to patients in respiratory distress, with stroke and epilepsy, and various states of consciousness including coma. Laboratory testing is recommended when appropriate, but the main emphasis is on history and physical examination.The book contains over a hundred discussion boxes with details about neurologic disorders and history. While mainly directed to students and residents learning how to do a neurologic examination, it will still be useful even for more experienced clinicians.

List of BoxesPreface to the First EditionPreface to the Second EditionExplanatory NotesAcknowledgementsChapter 1: Diagnosis of Neurological DiseasesChapter 2: History TakingChapter 3: Physical ExaminationChapter 4: Evaluation of ConsciousnessChapter 5: Brainstem and Cranial Nerve TerritoriesChapter 6: Olfactory SensationChapter 7: Visual FunctionsChapter 8: Pupils and AccommodationChapter 9: Extraocular Muscles, Gaze, and Eye MovementsChapter 10: Trigeminal NerveChapter 11: Facial NerveChapter 12: Auditory FunctionChapter 13: Sense of EquilibriumChapter 14: Swallowing, Phonation, and ArticulationChapter 15: Neck and TrunkChapter 16: Motor Functions and Movement DisordersChapter 17: Examination of Motor FunctionsChapter 18: Tendon Reflexes and Pathologic ReflexesChapter 19: Involuntary MovementsChapter 20: Somatosensory FunctionChapter 21: Autonomic Nervous SystemChapter 22: Posture and GaitChapter 23: Mental and Cognitive FunctionsChapter 24: Aphasia, Apraxia,a dn AgnosiaChapter 25: Epilepsy and ConvulsionChapter 26: Headache and MigraineChapter 27: Sleep DisordersChapter 28: Episodic Neurological Disorders Related to Ion ChannelsChapter 29: Functional (Psychogenic) Neurological DiseasesChapter 30: Relay Center of All Sensory and Motor Functions (Thalamus)Chapter 31: Adjustment to the External Environment and Control of hte Internal Milieu (Hypothalamus and Neuroendocrinology)Chapter 32: Infectious Diseases of the Nervous SystemChapter 33: Neurological EmergencyChapter 34: Disability, Functional Recovery, and PrognosisChapter 35: How to Plan Laboratory TestsAfterword: For those who wish to study neurologyIndex