This compact guide has been written to assist those who often see in their practices the early symptoms and signs of neurological disorders ? primary health care physicians, family physicians, rural doctors and isolated practitioners. The text is a useful aid in the diagnosis of neurological disorders such as epilepsy, stroke and Parkinson?s disease which typically are first seen by GPs, and addresses the majority of common disorders encountered in general practice.
Neurology for GPs will also assist with the management of ongoing complications at a primary care level with chapters structured around clinical management ? history, examination, investigation and treatment, together with clinical examples and explanations. Chapter 2: The neurological exaination: higher centres Chapter 3: The neurological examination: cranial nerves Chapter 4: The neurological examination: peripheral nervous system Chapter 5: Non-organic neurological diseases Chapter 6: Headache Chapter 7: Epilepsy Chapter 8: Vertigo Chapter 9: Parkinson's Disease Chapter 10: Multiple sclerosis Chapter 11: Peripheral neuropathy Chapter 12: The neurology of sleep Chapter 13: Pain Chapter 14: Stroke Chapter 15: Dementia Chapter 16: Muscles