Table of Contents

Contributor List vi

Foreword vii

Preface to the First Edition ix

Preface to the Fourth Edition xi

Part 1 | Principles

1 Basic Concepts in Neuropsychiatry 3

2 Neuropsychology in Relation to Psychiatry 29

3 Clinical Assessment 103

Part 2 | Specific disorders

4 Head Injury 167

5 Cerebral Tumours 281

6 Epilepsy 309

7 Intracranial Infections 397

8 Cerebrovascular Disorders 473

9 Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias (Including Pseudodementias) 543

10 Endocrine Diseases and Metabolic Disorders 617

11 Addictive and Toxic Disorders 689

12 Movement Disorders 745

13 Sleep Disorders 817

14 Other Disorders of the Nervous System 845

Index 907 

About the Author

Anthony David is Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry at theInstitute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, and HonoraryConsultant Psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHSFoundation Trust, London, UK. Simon Fleminger is Consultant Neuropsychiatrist responsiblefor the Brain Injury Unit at the South London and Maudsley NHSFoundation Trust, London, UK. Michael Kopelman is Professor of Neuropsychiatry at theInstitute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, and ConsultantNeuropsychiatrist, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK. Simon Lovestone is Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at the NIHRBiomedical Research Centre for Mental Health; MRC Centre forNeurodegeneration Research; Departments of Psychological Medicineand Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London,UK. John Mellers is Consultant Neuropsychiatrist at the South Londonand Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Reviews

"It is a masterpiece worthy of its heritage, offering the unique richness that was evident in the original work. As such, it should be viewed as a necessary if occasional resource for the general psychiatrist and as an absolute requirement for the training and practice of consulting psychiatrists." ("Journal of Clinical Psychiatry," 2011)"The book is ambitious in its scope and although running to over 900 pages does not feel cumbersome to handle. ... Like its predecessors, [it] is an essential addition to the library of any general, liaison or old-age psychiatrist or neurologist." ("Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry," December 2009)"It is impossible to review this book in any conventional sense--indeed it is unnecessary given its almost legendary status... My overall impression of the book is that the authors have done a remarkable job of bringing this classic text up to date." ("British Journal of Psychiatry, " 2010)"The benchmark for all the other neuropsychiatry textbook