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Title: Neurology in Clinical Practice by Walter G. Bradley, Robert B. Daroff, Gerald M., Md. Fenichel, Joseph, Md. Jankovic, W. G. Bradley ISBN: 0-7506-7469-5 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $399.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A letdown....
Comment: Any large 2 volume reference text certainly looks impressive. But, unfortunately, NICP is only superficially attractive. I have used this as a reference many times and have closed the book without gaining any satisfactory answers. Considering it's size and price, NICP is a huge letdown. The online subscription service is costly, but at least it gets continuously updated and has videos to boot.
Rating: 4
Summary: No Regrets Overall
Comment: ...
Last year I read pretty much the whole 3rd edition cover to cover, so I feel qualified to comment. When I started, the appeal of this book for me was: (1) it looked fairly comprehensive, (2) it was well written, and (3) a lot of time was devoted to teaching ways of thinking and defining what, say, a neuro-urologist does, in addition to facts about diseases.
In regards to (1), I still think it is one of the most comprehensive books out there. But it is also the most verbose. The editors should mandate that contributors are not allowed to say anything that is self-evident, especially anything along the lines of "a multi-disciplinary approach is best" or "the likelihood ranges from 0-70%" or "starts with a thorough history and physical examination". Whole sections, even whole chapters are devoted to this kind of blather.
I agree ... that volume 1 is much better than volume 2. Volume 2 has some really really long and tedious chapters that could easily be (mediocre) textbooks unto themselves. Overall a book like Merritt's looks better for the neurological diseases than volume 2 at this point. I hope the editors take this to heart in the next edition and radically revise this volume.
In regards to (2) it is very well written and you'd be surprised what a difference that makes in terms of how enjoyable it is to read. Kudos to the editors on this.
In regards to (3) I continue to think the "more than just facts" approach make this an attractive book for residents looking for an introduction to the discipline. But as I said before, there are better books when it comes to concise and usable presentation of the neurological diseases.
There a few outright errors, but some serious omissions particuarly in the area of treatment, ...
A couple of other points are worth mentioning: (1) The question book is excellent. The questions are intelligent, and there are only a few mistakes in the entire book. Hats of to Misulis on this one. (2) The website is not as useful as you might think. It isn't updated all that much, and it is structured to thwart would-be copyright violators more than to facilitate easy use. Count on not being able to read more than a few paragraphs without jumping to a new link. In the next edition, I hope you can opt out of web access in exchange for a discount. ...
All in all I don't regret reading this book. I don't think there's another book out there that offers all that this book does, and if they can continue to improve it, it will become the standard text of neurology.
Rating: 4
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Comment: This book is too highly priced, and fails to live up to expectations. A book this expensive should be a superb reference, with a comprehensiveness second to none. Nothing of the sort may be said about NICP. Diagnosis and treatment sections need serious expanding.
The best part of the book is Volume I. First rate chapters on the clinical approach, some of the best written, save the book from publishing purgatory.
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Title: The Clinical Practice of Critical Care Neurology (Medicine) by Eelco F. M. Wijdicks ISBN: 019515729X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $129.50 |
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Title: Merritt's Neurology (Merritts Neurology. 10th Ed) by H. Houston Textbook of Neurology Merritt, Lewis P. Rowland ISBN: 0683304747 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $110.00 |
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Title: Manual of Neurologic Therapeutics (Spiral Manual) by Martin A. Samuels ISBN: 0781746469 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Pub. Date: 01 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $42.95 |
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Title: Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 31st Edition by Gopa B. Green, Ian S. Harris, Grace A. Lin, Kyle Moylan ISBN: 0781753414 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Neurology for the Boards (Books) by James D., Md. Geyer, Janice M., Md Keating, Daniel C., MD Potts ISBN: 0781737192 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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