Table of Contents

Contributors; Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. The measurement of outcomes of health care Anthony Hopkins; 2. Definition and measurement of outcome Ann Bowling and Charles Normand; 3. Cost-benefit analysis Charles Normand and Ann Bowling; 4. Imaging of the nervous system B. Schuknecht and A. Valavanis; Part II. Vascular Disorders: 5. Stroke Julien Bogousslavsky, Marc Hommel and Claudio Bassetti; 6. Intracranial aneurysms and subarachnoid haemorrhage Akio Morita, Michael R. Puumala and Fredric B. Meyer; 7. Cerebral arteriovenous malformations Mark G. Hamilton and Robert F. Spetzler; 8. Spinal vascular malformations Edward H. Oldfield; Part III. Trauma to the Central Nervous System: 9. Head injury J. Hsiang and L. F. Marshall; 10. Outcomes in spinal cord injuries H. L. Frankel; Part IV. Tumours: 11. Extrinsic lesions of the CNS H. I. Sabin; 12. Outcome measurements for intrinsic brain and pituitary tumours Edward R. Laws; 13. Spinal tumours Jacques Brotchi; Part V. Degenerative Disease: 14. Multiple sclerosis Alan J. Thompson; 15. Mechanical disorders of the spine Howard L. Weiner and Paul R. Cooper; 16. Degenerative diseases in the CNS Donald B. Calne and W. Koller; 17. Neuromuscular disease W. J. K. Cumming; 18. Outcome of polyneuropathies and mononeuropathies L. H. van den Berg, J. H. J. Wokke and F. G. I. Jennekens; Part VI. Infections of the Central Nervous System: 19. Bacterial meningitis G. Urwin and R. A. Feldman; 20. Brain abscess R. A. Feldman and G. Urwin; 21. Viral infections of the nervous system Mohammed K. Sharief and Michael Swash; Part VII. Epilepsy, Coma and Other Syndromes: 22. Epilepsy: medical and surgical outcome Teresa A. Tran, Susan S. Spencer and Dennis D. Spencer; 23. Post-traumatic syndrome, 'myalgic encephalomyelitis' J. M. S. Space; 24. Outcome in coma N. E. F. Cartlidge; 25. Syringomyelia Bernard Williams; Part VIII. Surgery for Movement Disorders and Pain: 26. Neurosurgical treatment of pain syndromes R. R. Tasker; 27. Neurosurgical treatment for pain: trigeminal neuralgia Kim J. Burchiel and Kevin R. Moore; 28. Neurosurgical treatment for pain: spinal cord stimulation Andrew Parrent; 29. Stereotactic surgery for movement disorder R. R. Tasker; Part IX. Rehabilitation: 30. Neuropsychology: recovery after brain lesions Ian H. Robertson; 31. Rehabilitation outcomes in neurological and neurosurgical disease Derick T. Wade; Index.

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'With the plethora of authoritative neurology textbooks, do we need another? This new publication, I believe, makes a strong case that we do ... Professor Swash must be congratulated on this massive endeavour ... The publishers have also done a wonderful job, with excellently laid out tables and clear diagrams.' Journal of The Royal Society of Medicine '... an ideal introduction to those wishing to appreciate the clinical as well as financial implications of the therapies which are in today's repertoire. In attempting to bring outcome measures, outcomes, and financial aspects to our minds, this book certainly does achieve its goal.' Cephalalgia 'The authors are obvious experts in their fields and impart knowledged in a concise and easily understood manner ... The book is exhaustively referenced and when read selectively is a very valuable source of information.' Neuroradiology