| Series editor foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Dedication |
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Part I History, Examination and Common Investigations |
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3 | (4) |
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2 The neurological examination |
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Mental state and higher cerebral functions |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (8) |
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18 | (5) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (6) |
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25 | (1) |
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Neurophysiological investigations |
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25 | (4) |
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Imaging of the nervous system |
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29 | (2) |
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Part II The Patient Presents With |
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31 | (92) |
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4 Disorders of higher cerebral function |
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33 | (6) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (2) |
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5 Disturbances of consciousness |
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39 | (10) |
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Transient loss of consciousness |
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39 | (3) |
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Driving and episodes of disturbances of consciousness |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (5) |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (4) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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7 Disorders of smell and taste |
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53 | (4) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (6) |
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The anatomical path of light stimulation |
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57 | (1) |
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Blood supply to the visual pathway |
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58 | (1) |
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Clinical features to aid localization of a lesion |
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59 | (1) |
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Differential diagnosis of visual loss |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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9 Disorders of the pupils and eye movements |
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63 | (12) |
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63 | (1) |
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Differential diagnosis of pupil disorders |
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64 | (2) |
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Disorders of eye movements |
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66 | (9) |
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10 Facial sensory loss and weakness |
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75 | (6) |
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75 | (1) |
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Differential diagnosis of facial sensory loss |
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75 | (3) |
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78 | (3) |
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11 Deafness, tinnitus, dizziness and vertigo |
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81 | (8) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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Differential diagnosis of deafness |
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81 | (2) |
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Differential diagnosis of tinnitus |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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Differential diagnosis of dizziness and vertigo |
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84 | (2) |
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Investigations for vertigo |
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86 | (3) |
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12 Dysarthria, dysphonia and dysphagia |
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89 | (4) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (2) |
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13 Cerebellar dysfunction |
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93 | (4) |
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Clinical features of cerebellar dysfunction |
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93 | (2) |
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Localization of a cerebellar lesion |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (6) |
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The anatomical basis and classification of movement disorders |
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97 | (1) |
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The hyperkinetic movement disorders: tremor and dystonia |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (2) |
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The hyperkinetic movement disorders: chorea, tics and myoclonus |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (10) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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Upper motor neuron weakness |
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104 | (1) |
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Upper motor neuron syndromes |
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105 | (2) |
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Lower motor neuron weakness |
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107 | (1) |
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Lower motor neuron syndromes |
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108 | (2) |
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Disorders of the neuromuscular junction |
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110 | (1) |
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110 | (3) |
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113 | (6) |
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Dorsal (posterior) column pathway |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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Trophic skin changes and ulcers |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (5) |
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119 | (4) |
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Practical approach to the assessment of gait |
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119 | (1) |
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Differential diagnosis of disorders of gait |
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120 | (3) |
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Part III Diseases and Disorders |
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123 | (166) |
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125 | (6) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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General clinical features |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Primary neurodegenerative dementias |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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Dementia as a part of other degenerative diseases |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (8) |
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131 | (1) |
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Classification of seizures |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (1) |
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History and investigations to aid diagnosis |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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Neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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20 Headache and craniofacial pains |
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139 | (6) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Other neurological causes of headache and craniofacial pain |
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141 | (1) |
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Non-neurological causes of headache and craniofacial pain |
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142 | (3) |
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21 Parkinson's disease and other extrapyramidal disorders |
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145 | (8) |
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Akinetic--rigid syndromes |
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145 | (5) |
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Neuroleptic-induced movement disorders |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (6) |
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Olfactory nerve (first, I) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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Oculomotor (third, III), trochlear (fourth, IV) and abducens nerves (sixth, VI) |
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154 | (1) |
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Trigeminal nerve (fifth, V) |
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155 | (1) |
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Facial nerve (seventh, VII) |
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156 | (1) |
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Vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth, VIII) |
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157 | (1) |
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Lower cranial nerves (glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory and hypoglossal) |
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158 | (1) |
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23 Diseases affecting the spinal cord (myelopathy) |
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159 | (10) |
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159 | (1) |
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Major pathways within the spinal cord |
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159 | (2) |
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Causes of spinal cord disease |
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161 | (8) |
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169 | (4) |
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Types and clinical features of motor neuron disease |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (2) |
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25 Radiculopathy and plexopathy |
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173 | (4) |
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173 | (1) |
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Radiculopathy (spinal nerve root lesions) |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (2) |
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26 Disorders of the peripheral nerves |
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177 | (12) |
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177 | (1) |
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Definitions of neuropathies |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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Investigation of peripheral neuropathy |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (9) |
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27 Disorders of the neuromuscular junction |
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189 | (4) |
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189 | (2) |
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Lambert--eaton myasthenic syndrome |
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191 | (1) |
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Other myasthenic syndromes |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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28 Disorders of skeletal muscle |
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193 | (8) |
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193 | (1) |
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Clinical features of muscle disease (myopathy) |
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193 | (1) |
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Investigation of muscle disease |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (6) |
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29 Vascular diseases of the nervous system |
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201 | (14) |
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201 | (8) |
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209 | (2) |
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Cerebrovascular involvement in vasculitis |
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211 | (1) |
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Cerebral venous thrombosis |
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211 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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Vascular disease of the spinal cord |
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212 | (3) |
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215 | (8) |
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Types of intracranial tumour |
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215 | (1) |
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Clinical features of intracranial tumours |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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Neurological complications of cancer |
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220 | (3) |
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31 Infections of the nervous system |
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223 | (14) |
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223 | (6) |
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Specific organisms and their associated diseases |
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229 | (8) |
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237 | (6) |
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237 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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Other central demyelinating diseases |
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241 | (2) |
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33 Systemic disease and the nervous system |
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243 | (4) |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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Gastrointestinal disorders |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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Vasculitides and connective tissue disorders |
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245 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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Other multisystem diseases |
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245 | (2) |
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34 The effects of vitamin deficiencies and toxins on the nervous system |
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247 | (4) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (3) |
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35 Hereditary conditions affecting the nervous system |
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251 | (38) |
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The neurocutaneous syndromes |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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Inborn errors of metabolism |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (2) |
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Single best answer questions (SBAs) |
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257 | (10) |
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Extended-matching questions (EMQs) |
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267 | (6) |
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273 | (10) |
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283 | (2) |
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Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) stations |
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285 | (4) |
| Glossary |
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289 | (4) |
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