Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology (8th Edition) [Hardcover]

Allan H. Ropper (Author), Robert H. Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 29, 2005 | ISBN-10: 007141620X | ISBN-13: 978-0071416207 | Edition: 8

A new take on the classic, definitive text on the full spectrum of neurology. Reflecting a modern approach to neurology, Adams and Victor�s Principles of Neurology, 8/e new format highlights a more complete and accessible approaches to treatment and clinical management strategies. This thoroughly revised edition features more coverage of treatment and neuroimaging, renown signs and symptoms sections integrated throughout, and over 800 illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...text remains most pleasant to read and has maintained its lucent and elegant style." "Adams and Victor's book ranks first among textbooks in neurology on account of its didactics." "...the book remarkable when compared with other similar texts." "The seventh edition of Adams and Victor's textbook remains a first-class book for residents training in neurology, but is no less valuable for senior neurologists. It is also a perfect reference for other medical specialists and psychologists. Non-neurologists will easily find answers to their questions, with an appropriate amount of detail. The cliché that everyone should purchase this book or that it belongs in any neurological library is redundant and out of tune here. One can certainly live without this book, but medical life is far more pleasant with a copy within reach." (Lancet ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Allan Ropper, M.D.
Professor of Neurology.
Tufts Medical College.
Chief of Neurology .
St. Elizabeth�s Hospital.
Boston, MA .

Robert H. Brown, M.D..
Professor of Neurology.
Harvard Medical School .
Director, Neuromuscular Laboratories .
Massachusetts General Hospital.
Boston, MA .

Bob Brown is one of the leading experts on ALS(Lou Gehrig�s Disease) and other neuromuscular diseases. Allan Ropper has distinguished himself as the preeminent thought-leader in the field of neurologic emergencies, and continues to hold annual educational symposia on this topic at the annual AAN meeting.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1384 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 8 edition (March 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007141620X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071416207
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #884,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A general textbook for clinical neurology, October 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Adam's & Victor's Principles of Neurology (Hardcover)

This 1600pp-book is a clinically-oriented approach to the major syndromes and diseases of the nervous system. Neurologic examination is not covered. Its overall quality is one the highest. The authors of the 6th edition have placed considerable attention to diseases that traditionally interested child neurologists (developmental neurology, inherited metabolic diseases). The chapters on neurodegeneration and demyelinating diseases are very well written. Cerebrovascular disease is covered in 100 pp. The chapter on peripheral neuropathies does not contain a clinical algorithm for reaching diagnosis in the patient with a neuropathic syndrome - something that almost all neurology textbooks lack. Not particular emphasis has been placed to clinical details of therapy. The practicing neurologist will have to consult another source for that. Chapters are very well balanced, and many cross-references are provided. The authors have also done a good job with the bibliography, providing references to key papers with more detail on each subject dealt.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An ideal and a superb text, April 8, 2006

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Prof. KNV. (Pondicherry, INDIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology (8th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is a classic reference text in neurology surpassing any other book in the field . Every resident in neurology should possess one and neurologists are no exemption . The minute details in genetics are kept to the bare minimum and at the same time the clinical aspects are stressed . The neuroanatomy and physiology at the beginning are simply fantastic. Kudos to Professor A. Ropper .

Professor K.N.Viswanathan, AVMC, Pondicherry, India.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN ENDURING CLASSIC, May 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Adams & Victor's Principles Of Neurology (Hardcover)

This text, one of the finest works ever written on nervous pathology and the varied clinical manifestations they evoke, continues to occupy its eminent position in the field. A work by legends, it has become one on its own - no other textbook in existence elucidates neurological disease with such clarity and honesty.

Magnificent.