Reviews

"It is rare to find a reference book that you would use every day; it is more rare to find a reference book that you have a hard time putting down. [This] is just such a book." --Neurology"...a wonderful source of information that is presented in an easy, graceful manner. This will make the book appealing to both clinicians and scientists, to neurologists and non-neurologists, to professionals and the general public. Indeed, the book is not only informative but great fun to read, and will be a source of much enjoyment. This is a true work of scholarship with an individuality and richness of its own. The entries are written with charm, elegance, authority, and, at times, a certain irony that ensures that the entries are entertaining as well as informative. This is a book to which one will turn again and again, either for information or simply to wile away the hours on a rainy afternoon, reading about enchanting syndromes or some new twist or previously overlooked fact concerning a more mundane topic. This book will indeed live up to its name, and as a 'companion' it will delight all who choose to dip into it."--Muscle and Nerve"...will continue to be of enormous value for many years to come...not only easy to use, but a real pleasure to consult. In fact, I find browsing in it most enjoyable and rewarding. It is a completely unique, up-to-date, unequalled resource for both the academic and practicing neurologist. It will soon prove to be the most frequently consulted volume in the office, home, or professional library. It is also a real bargain...Professor Pryse-Phillips is to be congratulated for once again having produced this extraordinary piece of work which actually outshines its first edition. I suggest it might appropriately be referred to as Encyclopedia Neurologica.--Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery"Prof. Pryse-Phillips has done a brilliant job which probably exceeds the sources and limits of a single scientist. We look forward to an updated version of this unique compact reference which, however, will again be a most difficult task to broaden and deepen."--K.A. Jellinger, in the European Journal of Neurology