Brain, Vol. 125, No. 12, 2786-2787,
December 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
Book Review |
DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS
Department of Neurology, UHW, Cardiff, UK
DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS
Edited by Jerry R. Mendell, John T. Kissel and David R. Cornblath
2000. New York: Oxford University Press
Price £130. pp. 718. ISBN 0195133013.
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This is another excellent text in the Contemporary Neurology series. It follows on from Disorders of the Peripheral Nerves (2nd edition) and, whereas the latter focused on particular neuropathies, this updated publication, as its title suggests, is more encompassing.
The contributors and editors are to be congratulated on producing a comprehensive and up-to-date textbook which is eminently readable. The text is interspersed with informative tables, good quality clinical and histological photographs and exceptionally clear line drawings and illustrations.
A few words on the structure and some aspects of the contents of the book, which is divided into two parts:
Part 1 (141 pages of text) covers clinical assessment and various laboratory tests used