Excellent textbooks of neurology already exist, which deal withthe subject in a detailed and comprehensive manner. This is notwhat the majority of clinical medical students require.There is no section in the book speci?cally dedicated to �Howto examine the nervous system�. I believe each student has tolearn this by apprenticeship to clinical neurologists in the wardand in the clinic.Every effort has been made to ensure that this book lives up toits name, in setting out clearly all that the student needs to knowabout the common neurological and neurosurgical conditions..