Common Neuro-Ophthalmic Pitfalls: Case-Based Teaching (Cambridge Medicine (Paperback)) 1st Edition (2009) by Valerie A. Purvin PDF

Description

Using real-life cases describing patients with neuro-ophthalmic disorders, this book is a case-based teaching tool that bridges the gap between textbook information and everyday clinical practice. Each case illustrates a particular area of frequent diagnostic confusion, and highlights the specific clinical features that should point to the correct diagnosis. Focusing on errors in this way serves as motivation to the clinician to master the material so that ‘pitfalls’ can be avoided. The level of the case discussions assumes that the reader has some familiarity with basic neuroanatomy, physiology and disease process but each case discussion furnishes a brief review of such information, always with an emphasis on those features that are clinically relevant. The case-histories are succinct and amply illustrated, including motility and fundus photographs, visual fields and radiographic studies. The narrative is moved along with questions to the reader, making it easy to follow the logic of the cases.

Reviews

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐This book makes neuro-ophthalmology fun. The case-based format results in a very readable book, and every page has useful clinical tips that one doesn’t find in more typical textbooks. You can garner a career’s worth of clinical experience in a weekend’s reading. Nice job by the authors!

⭐The complex disease presentations in neuro-ophthalmology are best learned (and remembered) by careful discussion of cases. This book offers memorable cases that helped me remember the salient points that are commonly misses or overlooked.Excellent index, and generous use of figures and illustrations.

⭐Excellent format and very helpful in reviewing actual patient disease states. Easily read and understood by the non-neurologist. A valuable addition to a medical library and one that will be read again and again.

⭐This book was recommended to me by a clinician during my rotation in neuro-ophthalmology. The book is wonderfully written, though dense, and Dr. Purvin excels at outlining the differences between common and uncommon eye pathologies. I highly recommend this book to residents/medical students interested in ophthalmology in general, as some clinical cases in this book are not just neuro-ophtho cases.

⭐Excellent study manual or for pick and put down reading. Great for Ophthalmologists at all levels

⭐Clear, detailed, deep, full of clinical wisdom, enriches one’s art of clinical reasoning from the first pages, makes the neurologist’s work in the emergency dept as well as in the office faster and easier. Lots of unuseful and costly investigations saved, and a sharper and highly effective diagnostic path when the eye is involved. A must if you want to win those verbal battles over shared cases with your colleagues, and if youbelieve that history taking and reasoning wins over carpet bombing with diagnostic investigations

⭐Great book in neuro-ophtthalmology. I strongly recommend this book, it is very useful for my clinical practice.

⭐Informative and clear