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Among the many manuals on neurology and neuroanatomy that have appeared during the past few years, this contribution by the English authors is outstanding in several respects. In the first place it has been primarily prepared for students and for those workers who have a limited amount of time to spend on the subject, therefore, a large amount of information is offered in a condensed form. In the second place those parts of the subject usually treated fully in the general run of textbooks have been more briefly presented, while other aspects not ordinarily adequately treated in the texts are here more prominently mentioned. The subject matter is arranged in rather rigid classified form. Not the least of its virtues is the informative way in which the diagrams have been designed to make clear the anatomic relationship of the various structures. There are fifty-five of these line drawings, in which the principle features are depicted in colors. Controversial matter, neuro-pathology, and gross anatomical descriptions have been omitted, but minute structure and function with some emphasis on clinical application have been considered together in a manner to stress certain points in teaching and to facilitate an introductory presentation of neurology.
In short the volume is the result of an attempt to improve the teaching technic in neurology and to furnish the student with a helpful guide and outline with which to pursue his studies. It should be successful within limits and deserves a thorough trial as a brief guide for students in medicine and psychology.
Lewis