Child Neurology (Child Neurology (Menkes))

Product Description

Revised to incorporate the latest advances in the neurosciences and clinical neurology, the Seventh Edition of this classic text provides practical, cost-effective problem-solving approaches to all diseases affecting the developing nervous system. In clinically relevant terms, the book explains how recent developments in molecular biology, genetics, neurochemistry, neurophysiology, neuropathology, and neuroimaging impact on diagnosis and treatment. Chapters focus on specific disorders or groups of disorders and emphasize differential diagnosis, disease course, treatment, and prognosis. This edition has a new chapter on mitochondrial cytopathies.
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #569154 in Books
Published on: 2005-10-01
Number of items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
1100 pages
Editorial Reviews

Book Info
Univ. of California, Los Angeles. Reference blending neuroscience with clinical pediatric neurology. Previous edition, c1995, was titled, Textbook of Child Neurology. Extensive references and halftone illustrations. For clinicians and residents. DNLM: Child.
Customer Reviews

As trustworthy as usual
My fourth Menkes, alas! People get old, legends do not. The typical user of this book comes to count in advance on what he/she's going to find inside.
This seventh edition is the usual thesaurus of clinical wisdom and state of the art resarch.
Oliviero Fuzzi

The Gold Standard reference text for Child neurology
This is a reference text for Child Neurology. However, it is quite "readable" and can be finished in a month's rotation, if one is motivated to do so. It is very clearly written, but does not have many tables or illustrations. Still, it is the best and most current reference text available for Child Neurology.

Excellent textbook
I was recently introduced to this textbook by a child neurologist while I was on an elective at my medical school; he had used an earlier edition during his training and spoke glowingly of it. It's a quite comprehensive text written in a very clear style (a boon for tired eyes and tired minds at the end of the day), and its fairly reasonable price makes it accessible to medical students and residents. Another excellent child neurology book is the one by Berg, however, it has not been updated and there are apparently no plans to release another edition. In short, Menkes' and Sarnat's book is a very valuable addition to the aspiring child neurologist's library.