The intent of the authors of this book was to write a text for psychiatrists reviewing the essentials of neurology needed for the clinical practice of psychiatry. There are condensed but thorough reviews of the neurological examination, delirium, coma and stupor, dementia, headache and facial pain, epilepsy, neuropsychiatric sequelae of chronic alcohol abuse, cerebrovascular disease, syncope and dizziness, disorders of motility, movement disorders associated with antipsychotic drugs, and head trauma. Less thoroughly discussed are acute intermittent porphyria, various pain syndromes, systemic lupus erythematosus, Cushing's syndrome, delayed postanoxic encephalopathy, narcolepsy, transient global amnesia, encephalitis, and intracranial masses. There is a closing section on the use of neurological diagnostic procedures. Rather than a brief outline of basic facts of neurology for the psychiatrist, this book offers a wealth of practical clinical information. This is not a reference text nor is it meant to be; however, it is an excellent clinical review of