The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology

by Alice W. Flaherty, Natalia S. Rost

Now in its revised, updated Second Edition, this pocket-sized handbook is a practical quick-reference guide to the diagnosis and management of neurologic diseases. It presents specific management recommendations in a succinct outline format and includes protocols, step-by-step tests and procedures, and treatment algorithms.

This handbook is unique in its inclusion of material from related disciplines such as general medicine, cardiology, psychiatry, neurosurgery, neuroanatomy, and radiology. The authors offer guidance in using contemporary neuroimaging techniques in diagnosis.

240 pages, Paperback

First published November 2, 1999

About the author

Alice Weaver Flaherty is an American neurologist. She is a researcher, physician, educator and author of the 2004 book The Midnight Disease, about the neural basis of creativity. She writes in various genres, including “scientific papers, humorous essays, and picture books”. Her book, The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology is the most "widely used neurology text in its class".[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_W...]

Reviews

[Arman Fesharaki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great neurology companion book

Very succinct and user friendly. Great companion book for residents & fellows. It was certainly worth the read and I recommend using it.

[S.E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book indispensable during my specialty training in neurology, particularly during ward rounds. It pacts so much information, across a wide range of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry topics succinctly.