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B O O K R E V I E W SClinical Pocket Reference: NeurosciencesFrom a nurse’s perspective, I would recommend thisbooklet as a handy reference guide to neurologicalaspects of nursing care. It is of a convenient size, to fit intouniform pockets. Its spiral binding and waterproofed cardmake it hard wearing and practical for use on a dailybasis within the workplace.The Pocket Reference will be ideal for nurses workingin general hospital, general practice or communitysettings who encounter patients with neurologicaldiseases (either as the patient’s primary diagnosis, or as aco-existing condition). Student nurses will find it a greatintroduction to Neuroscience Nursing, as would moreexperienced nurses moving into Neurology andNeurosurgery work for the first time.The booklet provides an easy guide to neurosciencepractice, divided into three sections. Section 1 gives anintroduction to the nervous system including diagramsand definitions of the central and peripheral nervoussystems, the motor and sensory pathways. Section 2 is avery comprehensive guide to neurological assessmentsexplaining how to do and how to document. Section 3introduces common neurological disorders bydescribing the conditions, explaining signs and symptoms,outlining possible investigations and possible treatment.Importantly, within this section, there are referencesto appropriate NICE guidelines and tips on where to gofor more information.The format is clear, logical and easy to read. Its brevitymeans that it will be most useful as a reference forgeneral nurses and nurses new to the, often complicated,field of Neuroscience. However, the guide’s referencingand bibliographies mean that it would also be a usefulacquisition for more experienced nurses and other practitioners.lAuthors: Juliet Bostwick andDeborah SladePublished by: Clinical PocketReference, OxfordPrice: £9.99ISBN: 978 0 9543065 7 1Reviewed by: Kerry Mutch, RGN, BSc(Hons) MSc, Specialist Nurse(Neuromyelitis Optica), WaltonCentre Foundation Trust, Liverpool.Neuro-oncology Part 1Handbook of Clinical Neurology (Volume 104)This book boasts a stellar authorship from the world ofneuro-oncology with chapters written by many of thecurrent leading lights in the field from around the world.Part I contains an overview of basic principles includingpathogenesis and epidemiology of CNS Tumours and thebasic principles of therapy including surgery,chemotherapy, radiotherapy, symptom management andthe role of clinical trials. Each chapter is succinct andvery readable. There are extensive references for thoselooking for more detail. Volume II promises a moredetailed exploration of specific tumour types and neurologicalcomplications of systemic cancer.Although most likely to appeal to those with a specialinterest in neuro-oncology, the sections on neuro-imagingand principles of therapy are of wider appeal.There are few, comprehensive and up-to-date works inthe area of neuro-oncology and this book goes a longway towards filling that gap and I would highly recommendit. lEditors: Wolfgang Grisold andRiccardo SoffiettiPublished by: ElsevierPrice: £162.65ISBN: 978-0444521385Reviewed by:Simon Kerrigan, NeurologyRegistrar, Edinburgh Centre forNeuro-oncology, WesternGeneral Hospital, Edinburgh.Primer on Multiple Sclerosis (OUP)This book provides a comprehensive review of multiplesclerosis (MS) and, pretty much, everything related to it. Itcovers historical aspects, basic science, clinical practice,psychosocial issues, and provides a glimpse into thefuture of MS research. All the chapters are easy to digestand benefit from experience and expertise of an impressivelist of contributors.The primer begins with a fascinating review of thehistory of MS. We are taken through an evolutionary narrativefrom initial misconceptions to Charcot’s illuminatingaccount. The numerous and, in many cases, agonisinglypainful treatments of the past are described, with chronologicalprogression to treatments more familiar in modernday practice. There are nostalgic moments too: ‘beef steakstwice daily with London porter beer’ offered to Augustusd’Este in the early 19th century sounds more appealing,albeit (slightly) less efficacious, than weekly injections ofAvonex!A concise overview is provided on MS Genetics, highlightingcurrent understanding of genetic and epidemiologicalfactors, bringing together knowledge attained fromyears of linkage and association studies and the explosionof information from genome-wide association studies.The ever controversial topics of viral aetiology andvitamin D are also explored.The initial part of the Neuropathology section may havebeen ‘common knowledge’, but covered aspects ofdemyelination, remyelination, and axonal loss of interestto me as a trainee. I was pleased to see that the section ondiagnosis was not just a review of the Revised McdonaldCriteria, or a lesson in lesion-counting. Specific chapterswere also included on supportive paraclinical tests(imaging, CSF, and evoked potentials) and their utility.Given the date of publication, the most recent (2010) revisionsto the criteria were not included.A large section of the book is devoted to the clinicalmanifestations of MS. Challenging clinical scenarios suchas cognitive impairment, fatigue, pain, sexual dysfunction,and reproductive issues are covered in informative chapters.We are taken on a whistle stop tour of paediatricmultiple sclerosis in a level of detail ‘just right’ for neurologistsin adult practice. The review of immune therapiesvery neatly summarises relevant trials.Exactly as it says on the cover, ‘Primer on MultipleSclerosis’ provides a second-to-none reference for traineesintending to work in the field of MS Neurology or forgeneral neurologists with a significant MS workload,which probably covers most of us. lEditors: Barbara S GeisserPublished by: Oxford UniversityPressPrice: £45.00ISBN: 978-0195369281Reviewed by:Saif Huda,Clinical Research Fellow,Nuffield Department of ClinicalNeurosciences,John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford.22 > ACNR > VOLUME 12 NUMBER 4 > SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012
NEUROSCIENCE NURSING FEATUREClinical Pocket ReferenceNeurosciencesAuthors: Juliet Bostwick and Deborah Slade, Faculty of Health andLife Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford.ISBN: 978 0 9543065 7 1This new handbook provides practical support for the nursecaring for patients with neurological conditions. Traineeswill find this an essential learning and reference tool,while trainers and mentors will find the book invaluable as atraining aid. Neuroscience nurses will find this a usefulupdate on key topics.Reviewer’s comments:From a nurse’s perspective,I recommend this booklet as ahandy reference guide toneurological aspects of nursingcare.... The format is clear,logical and easy to read....It will be most useful as areference for general nurses andnurses new to Neuroscience.However, the referencing andbibliographies mean that it wouldalso be a useful acquisition formore experienced nurses andother practitioners.ACNRACNR are publishing selectedcontent from Clinical PocketReference: Neurosciences over thenext few issues... neurosciencenurses will find this a useful aidememoire. Keeping a copy on theward will be ideal for referenceand teaching.15%Discount toACNR readersTo order the complete book with special offerfor readers of ACNR, go towww.clinicalpocketreference.comand at check-out enter Offer Code ACNR1213www.clinicalpocketreference.comClinicalPocketReferenceSave 15%: retail £9.99 ACNR readers’ price £8.50 P&P free
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