In undertaking the writing of any textbook of neurology, one must concede that most patients present problems that are not easily abbreviated to stereotyped clinical descriptions. Many of the large problems in neurology, such as the nature of the degenerative and demyelinating diseases, not to mention behavioral aberrations, remain, for the most part, abstruse. It has been our goal in choosing the background material in each chapter to provide a wide intellectual
scope that promotes understanding of pathophysiologic processes and challenges the clinician’s innate synthetic capacity. For these reasons, as in previous editions of the book, an attempt is
made to guide the reader to the fullest possible understanding of all aspects of neurologic disease, including both clinical and new scientific data. This necessitates that rote and algorithmic or abstracted versions of the clinical method be avoided in favor of detailed descriptions. A larger medical context is provided for each category of disease, so that an entire story can be told about a subject rather than presenting terse and disembodied information. Such a perspective includes the historical development of ideas about major categories of neurologic disorders, classical clinicalpathologic correlations, and, increasingly, molecular and physiologic processes. We believe this provides a conceptual framework that brings coherence to the large subjects of clinical neurology such as demyelinating disease, stroke, head injury, neuropathy, dementia,
and degenerative disorders. This plan is the soundest basis for mastering the complexities of clinical neurology.
http://www.4shared.com/file/59983569/a005a1ec/Neurologia_2005_Adams_and_Victors_Principles_of_Neurology_8th_bymalungo.html
12 de set. de 2008
ADAMS AND VICTOR’S PRINCIPLES OF NEUROLOGY - 2005
In undertaking the writing of any textbook of neurology, one must concede that most patients present problems that are not easily abbreviated to stereotyped clinical descriptions. Many of the large problems in neurology, such as the nature of the degenerative and demyelinating diseases, not to mention behavioral aberrations, remain, for the most part, abstruse. It has been our goal in choosing the background material in each chapter to provide a wide intellectual
scope that promotes understanding of pathophysiologic processes and challenges the clinician’s innate synthetic capacity. For these reasons, as in previous editions of the book, an attempt is
made to guide the reader to the fullest possible understanding of all aspects of neurologic disease, including both clinical and new scientific data. This necessitates that rote and algorithmic or abstracted versions of the clinical method be avoided in favor of detailed descriptions. A larger medical context is provided for each category of disease, so that an entire story can be told about a subject rather than presenting terse and disembodied information. Such a perspective includes the historical development of ideas about major categories of neurologic disorders, classical clinicalpathologic correlations, and, increasingly, molecular and physiologic processes. We believe this provides a conceptual framework that brings coherence to the large subjects of clinical neurology such as demyelinating disease, stroke, head injury, neuropathy, dementia,
and degenerative disorders. This plan is the soundest basis for mastering the complexities of clinical neurology.
http://www.4shared.com/file/59983569/a005a1ec/Neurologia_2005_Adams_and_Victors_Principles_of_Neurology_8th_bymalungo.html
