AIDS TO THE EXAMINATION OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

This small atlas is a guide to the examination of patients with lesions of the peripheral nerves and nerve roots. Both motor and sensory testing are illustrated by extremely clear colour photographs.

AUDIENCE : Medical students, Junior doctors, Trainee neurologists, Neurologists

CONTENTS

Spinal accessory nerve. Brachial plexus. Musculocutaneous nerve. Axillary nerve. Radial nerve. Median nerve. Ulnar nerve. Lumbosacral plexus. Nerves of the lower limb. Dermatomes. Nerves and root supply of muscles. Commonly tested movements.

BY, Michael O'Brien, MD, FRCP, Emeritus Physician for Nervous Diseases, Department of Neurology, Guys Hospital, London, UK