Localization in Clinical Neurology

by Paul W. Brazis, Joseph C. Masdeu, José Biller

Now in its Fifth Edition, this classic text provides a systematic approach to the anatomic localization of clinical problems in neurology. It offers clinicians a roadmap for moving from the symptom or observed sign to the place in the central or peripheral nervous system where the problem is. Clear discussions by three well-known authors provide a full understanding of why a symptom or sign can be localized to a particular anatomic area. More than 100 illustrations demonstrate relevant anatomy. This edition has been thoroughly updated and includes new charts to aid in differential diagnosis of various neurologic findings and disorders.

Genres: Neuroscience, Medicine

594 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1985

Reviews

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

My very first crack at this book yielded the following sentence (approximated): "Neuroanatomy is the fundamental basis of localization." Brazis champions this claim with one of the most comprehensive and detailed works on neurological localization of all times. We are talking on the basis on individual peripheral nerves here. I too am a firm believer in neuroanatomy as a basis for all clinical neurosciences, and have found this text to be incredibly high-yield, particularly in the context of neurological/neurosurgical rounds. One must appreciate the relative novelty of neuroimaging techniques; neurologists were once experts at localization based on clinical signs and symptoms, and were indeed highly proficient in this technique. A strong foundation in localization will serve any clinical neuroscientist well, and acts as a necessary adjunct to modern neuroimaging findings. All clinicians, in my opinion, ought to have as profound a knowledge of lesion localization as this book suggests. Brazis's classic is not to be read, but to be thoroughly studied and known by heart. Any physician or surgeon who undertakes such a feat will find themselves at least twice as proficient by the end of their time with Localization in Clinical Neurology.

[Anibal]

Textbook of neurology about how to localize lesions in the peripheral and central nervous system.