Graeme J. Hankey

A succinct evidence-based source of answers to questions commonly asked by general practitioners about stroke, including definitions, epidemiology, causes, clinical features, investigations, management, outcome and secondary prevention.

The authors combine the advantages of a colour atlas and a textbook, describing each condition on a page or spread of pages, using highly structured text and integrated colour photographs.

"The rapid expansion of clinical knowledge in the field of neurology warrants a new edition of this highly regarded textbook of neurology. In addition to the anchor chapters on major areas such as headache, stroke, developmental disorders, dementia, epilepsy, acquired metabolic disorders and others, several new chapters have been added to meet the clinical demand for those in practice. This edition features new chapters on neurotoxicology, neuroimaging,...