Manual of Neurological Signs

Manual of Neurologic Signs comprises about 950 videos demonstrating a wide variety of neurological signs including features such as abnormal eye movements, reflex changes, speech impairment and disorders of movement and gait. These are the signs that one might expect to see in patients in the wards and clinics of a major teaching hospital. They were filmed in the main by two neurologists, one adult the other pediatric, so patients of all ages are included. The videos were made over a period of about 25 years and some cases capture the changes in signs as a disease progresses over the years. The reader is invited to view the video as though she or he were in the room observing the features that are demonstrated. There is no commentary, so readers can form their own opinion of what is going on. In case they miss something, there is a full written description of each video. In addition to the videos, there is a Description of the sign demonstrated, and a section on Associated signs which should be looked for based in many cases on the anatomical features underlying the sign. In the Beware section, signs which might be confused with the one being demonstrated are discussed. There are extensive Footnotes where historical aspects including the great clinicians of the past are discussed. Manual of Neurologic Signs provides a unique opportunity to expand one's clinical experience and enhance one's ability to elicit and recognize most of the common neurological signs, as well as a few rarities. John G. Morris, DM(Oxon), FRACP, FRCP, AM (Order of Australia), Emeritus Consultant, Westmead Hospital, and Clinical Professor, University of Sydney, Australia. Padraic J. Grattan-Smith, MB, BS, MRCP (UK), FRACP, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Sydney, Australia. CONTENTS · Introduction · Higher Functions o Apraxia o Amnesia o Frontal release o Perseveration o Speech disorders o Cortical visual disorders o Disconnection syndromes · Movement Disorders o Tremor o Stereotypy o Dystonia o Parkinsonism (adult) o Parkinsonism (paediatric) o Chorea o Myoclonus, Asterixis o Restless Legs o Tics o Hemiballismus o Associated movements o Stiff man syndrome o Paroxysmal movement disorders o Athetosis o Psychogenic jerks · Eyes/Eye Movement o Ptosis o Eye movement disorders o Nystagmus o Vestibulo-ocular reflex o Pupillary abnormalities o Jaw winking o Psychogenic disorders of vision · Head and Neck o Facial Weakness o Tongue o Palate o Hemifacial Spasm o Sternomastoid / Trapezius o Voice o Mixed cranial nerve lesions · Epilepsy o Seizures o Introduction o Overview · Reflexes o Babinski response o Slow relaxing reflexes o Hyper-reflexia o Inverted supinator reflex o Jaw jerk o Developmental (primitive) reflexes o Introduction · Gait o Introduction o Gait in dystonia o Gait in chorea o Ataxic gaits o Waddling gait o Hemiparetic gait o High stepping gait o Spastic gait o Frontal gait disorder o Gait in Parkinsonism o Childhood variants o Toe walking o Antalgic gait o Psychogenic gait · Cerebellar Disorders o Cerebellar disorders · Upper Motor Neurone Disorders o Introduction o Facial weakness o Reflexes o Spasticity o Spastic gait o Spastic dysarthria o Clonus o Hemiparesis o Spastic ataxic gait · Lower Motor Neurone Disorders o Peripheral neuropathies o Myopathies and dystrophies o Introduction o Anterior horn cell disorders o Radiculopathies o Plexopathies o Mononeuropathies o Neuromuscular junction disorders o Tick paralysis o Myotonia o Fasciculations o Myokymia · Faces o Faces · Miscellaneous Signs o Swollen uvula o Tongue disorders o Myoedema o Swimming movements o Parry-Romberg syndrome o Synkinesis o Narcolepsy / cataplexy · Psychogenic Disorders o Psychogenic gait o Psychogenic tremor o Psychogenic jerks o Psychogenic seizures o Psychogenic dystonia o Psychogenic speech o Introduction o Psychogenic disorders of vision · Skin Disorders o Skin Disorders