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<br> This superbly written and illustrated book provides the reader with the three most important aspects of medical knowledge in general and neuro-ophthalmology in particular: a differential diagnosis of specific symptoms and signs, the pathophysiology of specific disorders, and the appropriate management for disorders for which a diagnosis has been made. This is the way teaching should be. The book is, quite simply, a real winner, and those who read it will be winners for themselves and their patients! <br>-- Neil R. Miller, MD, Frank B. Walsh Professor of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD <br><p><br> This is a concise, straightforward and well written book in which the authors use a novel approach, case histories, to cover a wide spectrum of Neuro-Ophthalmological topics... <br>Each case presentation is followed by a What do you do now? discussion that includes obtaining further pertinent history and examination, a discussion of the pa

<br> This superbly written and illustrated book provides the reader with the three most important aspects of medical knowledge in general and neuro-ophthalmology in particular: a differential diagnosis of specific symptoms and signs, the pathophysiology of specific disorders, and the appropriate management for disorders for which a diagnosis has been made. This is the way teaching should be. The book is, quite simply, a real winner, and those who read it will be winners for themselves and their patients! <br>-- Neil R. Miller, MD, Frank B. Walsh Professor of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD <br><p><br> This is a concise, straightforward and well written book in which the authors use a novel approach, case histories, to cover a wide spectrum of Neuro-Ophthalmological topics... <br>Each case presentation is followed by a What do you do now? discussion that includes obtaining further pertinent history and examination, a discussion of the pathogenesis, the differential diagnosis and then management. The key points of each condition are highlighted. There are 27 illustrations include patient and fundus photographs, visual fields, imaging studies, and diagrams, and 12 tables, that complement the case histories... <br>This enjoyable work is ideal for students and residents rotating through neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology fellows, and practicing neurologists, ophthalmologists, and neuro-ophthalmologists. <br>--Patrick Lavin, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI, Professor of Neurology, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN<p><br>.. .The authors...are to be commended for producing a superb text....The topics include not only the common, but indeed the vast majority of diagnoses likely to be encountered in N-O practice. <br>The text is well written and a pleasure to read. The recommendations are sage and sound, embodied within a readable, case-based text. Th

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Matthew J. Thurtell, MBBS, FRACP, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA. Robert L. Tomsak, MD, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Robert B. Daroff, MD, Professor of Neurology, Associate Dean for Development, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

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