Preceded by Adams and Victor's principles of neurology / Allan H. Ropper, Martin A. Samuels. 9th ed. c2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Approach to the patient with neurologic disease -- Imaging, electrophysiologic, and laboratory techniques for neurologic diagnosis -- Motor paralysis -- Abnormalities of movement and posture caused by disease of the basal ganglia -- Ataxia and disorders of cerebellar function -- Tremor, myoclonus, focal dystonias, and tics -- Disorders of stance and gait -- Pain -- Other somatic sensation -- Headache and other cranifacial pains -- Pain in the back, neck, and extremities -- Disorders of smell and taste -- Disturbances of vision -- Disorders of ocular movement and pupillary function -- Deafness, dizziness, and disorders of equilibrium -- Epilepsy and other seizure disorders -- Coma and related disorders of consciousness -- Faintness and syncope -- Sleep and its abnormalities -- Delirium and other acute confusional states -- Dementia, the amnesic syndrome, and the neurology of intelligence and memory -- Neurologic disorders caused by lesions in specific parts of the cerebrum -- Disorders of speech and language -- Fatigue, asthenia, anxiety, and depression -- The limbic lobes and the neurology of emotion -- Disorders of the autonomic nervous system, respiration, and swallowing -- The hypothalamus and neuroendocrine disorders -- Normal development and deviations in development of the nervous system -- The neurology of aging -- Disturbances of cerebrospinal fluid, including hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, and low-pressure syndromes -- Intracranial neoplasms and paraneoplastic disorders -- Infections of the nervous system (bacterial, fungal, spirochetal, parasitic) and sarcoidosis -- Viral infections of the nervous system, chronic meningitis, and prion diseases -- Cerebrovascular diseases -- Craniocerebral trauma -- Multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory demyelinating diseases -- Inherited metabolic diseases of the nervous system -- Developmental diseases of the nervous system -- Degenerative diseases of the nervous system -- The acquired metabolic disorders of the nervous system -- Diseases of the nervous system caused by nutritional deficiency -- Alcohol and alcoholism -- Disorders of the nervous system casued by drugs, toxins, and chemical agents -- Diseases of the spinal cord -- Electrophysiologic and laboratory aids in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disease -- Diseases of the peripheral nerves -- Diseases of the cranial nerves -- Diseases of muscle -- Myasthenia gravis and related disorders of the neuromuscular junction -- The myotonias, periodic paralyses, cramps, spasms, and states of persistent muscle fiber activity -- Anxiety disorders, hysteria, and personality disorders -- Depression and bipolar disease -- Schizophrenia, delusional and paranoid states.