The Neurologic Examination: Scientific Basis for Clinical Diagnosis

The Neurologic Examination: Scientific Basis for Clinical Diagnosis focuses on a pathophysiological approach to the nervous system.
The authors emphasize that the scientific interpretation of symptoms obtained
from carefully taking the patient’s history and noting signs found during physical examination are essential in the diagnosis of
neurologic diseases, even if laboratory testing, such as electrophysiology and neuroimaging, are more widely used. This book aims to
provide a bridge from the basic
sciences such as anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and molecular biology to the neurologic symptoms. Neurologic examinations
provide the foundation for diagnosis, and only after a thorough and expertly executed examination can one begin to incorporate
laboratory testing and treatment.