"With advancing knowledge has come increasing subspecialisation. This has undoubtedly advanced the science of neurology but has had the drawback of narrowing of scope of individual medical practice. One solution is to incorporate the subspecialties within an integrated framework, and this has been a guiding principle at the hospital as it has evolved. The success of the strategy was demonstrated in the textbook Neurology, A Queen Square Textbook, that Charles Clarke initiated and propelled with many others to its completion. The Textbook comprised 26 chapters with contributions from over 90 physicians and surgeons. This present book, Neurology A Queen Square Handbook, is based on our textbook. It is Charles Clarke's distillation of practical knowledge and his wide experience. But it is more than this. The Handbook has the advantage of having been compiled and written by a single person, thus ensuring a seamless integration of knowledge from all the specialties. The result is superb. this Handbook is a sparkling addition to the neurological library, a concise and clear guide to clinical practice in neurology, written in elegant prose, a tribute to Queen Square and to the contribution that both Hospital and Institute have made to neurology. It is the encapsulation of wisdom gained in a long career. For practitioners in the art of neurology, junior and senior this is required reading"-- Provided by publisher.