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edited by Sir John Walton, 5th ed, 1166 pp, with illus, $195, New York, NY, Churchill Livingstone, 1988.Introduction to Clinical Neuroscience is a concise, clearly stated, and well-organized book that provides an introduction to neuroanatomy and neurophysiology and the ways in which disturbances of these give rise to disease.The book is organized along anatomic principles with chapters on the disturbances of communication and perception, consciousness, and behavior, as well as the autonomic nervous system, special senses, motor system, sensory system, metabolism, and cerebrospinal fluid. It provides in 280-plus pages an excellent introduction to disorders of nervous system function as they present through clinical signs and symptoms.The brevity of the book is an advantage. Dr Walton's lucid and concise style allows him to cover a great deal of information in few words. The references to other, general texts and to some seminal articles are