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DeMyer's The Neurologic Examination: A Programmed Text
DeMyer's The Neurologic Examination A Programmed Text Author:Jose Biller, Gregory Gruener, Paul Brazis An updated edition of the classic step-by-step guide to the diagnostic neurologic examinationFor more than four decades, DeMyer?s The Neurologic Examination has provided neurologists and psychiatrists in training with a uniquely clear and didactic way of learning the complicated technique of using the physical examination to diagnose neurologic ... more »illness. This trusted classic also reviews the neuroanatomy and physiology necessary to interpret the examination and details the laboratory tests best suited to each clinical problem. With its learn-at-your-own-pace teaching approach, DeMyer?s allows readers to work through real-life clinical situations and rehearse the skills and procedures that make the neurologic examination productive for both patient and clinician. The book begins with an overview of the neurologic examination of mental status, speech, head and face, cranial nerves, somatic motor and sensory systems, and cerebral functions. Subsequent chapters fully explain each of these parts of the examination. In these expanded chapters, the reader works through clinical situations, rehearsing the real life procedures for eliciting neurologic symptoms and working through a diagnosis.Features and Benefits in DeMyer?s The Neurologic Examination: Full color illustrations clearly explain features of neuroanatomy and physiology Detailed tables and mnemonics help students remember important steps and signs to look for during examinations Learning objectives help students organize and retain important takeaways from each chapter Questions and Answers within the text to reinforce key points Clear algorithms reveal the differential diagnosis of common neurologic symptoms And NEW for the 7th Edition are more than 70 online, clinical vignette videos that show examples of each neurologic examination technique from the book performed on real patients« less