Merritt's Neurology, 14th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781975141226 ISBN-10: 1975141229 Copyright: 2022 Edition: 14th Editor: Louis, Elan D., Mayer, Stephan A., Noble, James M., Doody's Expert Review    Score: 93 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Michelle Braslavsky,  DO  (Thomas Jefferson University) Description This is the fourteenth edition of an expansive review of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, approach to, diagnosis, and treatment of neurologic conditions. This edition also includes an ebook. The previous edition was published in 2015. Purpose The purpose is to provide a resource for and review of clinical neurological conditions, management of those conditions, and background information. The online format adds value to the book, as it allows readers to quickly search for a topic of interest. Audience The audience is neurology residents and practitioners. The book would be a useful resource for general neurologists wishing to have an overview of specific diseases, a refresher on neurological exam features, or to think broadly about a differential diagnosis. Features The book starts with an epidemiological view of the global burden of disease, followed by a section on the approach to the neurological patient. It later discusses common problems in neurology, followed by diagnostic tests. The book subsequently is grouped into different subspecialties within neurology, with a section on each and subtopics relating to diseases falling into each category. This book is up to date, even including a section on the current COVID-19 pandemic and neurological features associated with that disease. Assessment This has been a classic neurology resource since 1955, which has, over time, added more detail, more pages, and more experts contributing to its authorship, in addition to an online version of the book. This edition has now added level 1 citations for all management recommendations. There has been an extensive review of current and up-to-date treatments. It is thorough and covers a great range of topics and does so in evidence-based ways. It is the neurological equivalent to Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the product's objectives met? 10 1-5 Does the website help achieve the purpose? 5 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this directed to an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 4 1-5 Rate the added value from the online version. 5 1-5 Is the online version easy to access? 5 1-5 Rate the ease of navigation/search. 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic quality of images on the online version. 5 1-5 Rate the value of added audiovisual features online. 4 1-5 Is there sufficient use of hypertext links? 5 1-5 Are there hyperlinks from references to journal articles? 1 1-5 Is there appropriate use of features like bookmarking, printing/exporting? 5 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.