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Plum and Posner's Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma (Contemporary Neurology)

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Plum and Posner is a classic book to be read by every doctor atleast once in his/her lifetime. I was fortunate to use the third edition of this book during my postgraduate days and later in practice. Now the fourth edition is even greater to read, expanded, uptodate and remains very clinical as the previous edition. It will be a very valuable addition to those who care for acute neurological patients. There is no other book like this and it will be a classic forever. The neurological community will always remain thankful to the authors for bringing out this new edition.

The publishers have failed us miserably for the fragile binding used. The pages keep coming away as you read the book. It is very unfortunate that they have made this kind of compromise. They should have known that this book is meant for the trenches and not for the coffee table.

If you are working in the field of acute neurology you will finally need this book telling you what you could or should know in unconscious patients. Its a clear "eye-opener" for doctors.

Firstly, I was just glad that this book made it to the second edition.The classics get quoted so much that sometimes most of the material is in other books anyway.This book is such a nice read,not dull or dreary for a non neurologist.

Buy and keep reading!!

This book serves as an excellent update to previous versions. It provides significant newer information for the clinican dealing with persons in coma, remaining in coma, or coming out of coma.

Excellent review with emphasis on pathophysiology and understanding mechanisms of arousal and their dysfunction. Enjoyable to read but requires concentration and sufficient time.

i made it a point to read this monograph during my required rotation in neurology. at times it was difficult to plow through as neurology is not really my thing, but i was glad i read the whole thing.

interestingly, my attending was none too pleased i was reading this. her thought was that this was more of a resident level book and too specific for someone needing a general overview of neurology.

since my interests lie in trauma and critical care, the topics in this book were of great interest to me. recommended for anyone who takes care of comatose patients!

I am an anesthesiologist, to use the American neologism coined in referring to that branch of the medical profession that regularly induces coma in the populace. This renewal of a classic in the field has been rendered up to date - for of course imaging has transformed the neurosciences. But as I do not regularly seek medical images of the neural elements of my anesthetized subjects, this book stands as a beacon in the organized clinical interpretation of the widely varying presentation of my unconscious and emerging patients.