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| Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists (CLINICAL NEUROLOGY FOR PSYCHIATRISTS) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Myland Kaufman
Publisher: Saunders
Category: Book
List Price: $124.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (14 reviews)
Sales Rank: 39300
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 6
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 680
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 8.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 1416030743
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8
EAN: 9781416030744
ASIN: 1416030743
Publication Date: December 11, 2006
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Product Description
The sixth edition of this popular favorite is ideal for board review, as well as for clinical reference on neurologic illnesses that can cause or mimic psychiatric symptoms. First it reviews anatomic neurology, describes how to approach patients with suspected neurologic disorders and correlates physical signs. Then it addresses clinical areas such as relevant history, easily performed examinations, differential diagnosis, and management approaches, and reviews psychiatric comorbidity. Abundant line drawings, CTs, MRIs, and EEGs demonstrate key clinical findings to facilitate diagnosis. And, more than 1,600 review questions help you to test and enhance your mastery of the material.
- Describes each condition's relevant history, neurologic and psychiatric features, easily performed office and bedside examinations, appropriate tests, differential diagnosis, and management options.
- Includes over 1,600 review questions and cases to help you prepare for the neurology section of the Psychiatry Board exam.
- Uses an accessible writing style and a logical, easy-to-reference organization.
- Includes reviews of public policy towards neurologic conditions, such as the persistent vegetative state and use of narcotics for chronic pain, important practice issues you may face.
- Offers thorough updates and the following NEW topics:
- Descriptions of altered mental status, including the minimally responsive state and minimal cognitive impairment
- Neurotoxins, including marine toxins
- Nutritional deficiencies and errors of metabolism, especially involving homocysteine
- Psychiatric co-morbidity of epilepsy, migraine, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, Tourette's disease, and other neurologic illnesses
- Standard clinical assessment tools, such as the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale Cognitive Section (ADAS-Cog) and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale
- Recently introduced treatments for common neurologic illnesses:
* Deafness: cochlear implant
* Epilepsy: antiepileptic drugs, deep brain stimulation, and vagus nerve stimulation
*Involuntary movements: deep brain stimulation
* Multiple sclerosis: immunomodulators and their complications
* Chronic pain: stimulators, opioid maintenance, adjuvant medications
* Uses of psychiatric medications for neurologic illnesses, such as antidepressants for migraine, chronic pain, and peripheral neuropathy; and antipsychotic agents for dementia and epilepsy - Improved art program that better highlights clinicalclues.
- A new two-color format.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Good Start May 29, 2008
Although it is written in a rather patronising tone, this little book is nevertheless a good overview of neurological issues that are faced in psychiatry. By no means an exhaustive textbook in neurology, it presents a reasonable starting point for many topics. Some of the ilustrations are very good, however others (such as the fMRI's and PET's) would have been better presented in colour. Some topics are out of date (eg the chapter on epilepsy) but gives a good overview.
 A must have for every psychiatrist! March 3, 2008
A solid foundation in neurology is important for every psychiatrist. This book serves as an excellent resource to gain this foundation.
Simply wonderful November 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a medical student doing my thesis in psychiatry and with a long history of not memorizing neurology very well.
This book helps a lot in that it allows you to create a picture in your mind of how the "classical" patient with a given disorder looks like. I had just read about cluster headaches and the next day in my neurology rotation I saw a patient with one because I recognized him to match the picture in my book. I ended up being complimented for me "diagnostic skills".
The stylized pictures of "classical patients" go a long way in helping you, much more than Netter's, especially if you are a visual learner. If you want a bullet point description of neurological disorders stay away from this book.
Excellent review for ABPN Boards October 27, 2007
This book is used by psychiatry residents across the country to review for the ABPN Boards, and it is easy to understand why. Kaufman provides a thorough, yet concise and clinically relevant summary of clinical neurology accompanied by hundreds of review questions to consolidate the reader's knowledge. There are plenty of visual aids including cross-sections of the brainstem and drawings of classic physical findings. Overall, an enjoyable read!
OUTSTANDING May 12, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Clinical neurology for psychiatry assist psychiatrists very well for the part 1 of the ABNP .This book is sufficiently detailed,and contain relevant material,and also completely comprehensive .Great book....!
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