Adams and Victor’s Principles of Neurology 9th edition

Principles of Neurology

Neurology is the broad field of clinical study of the nervous system. As a profession, it is a highly enjoyable endeavor that is a constant source of professional and personal enrichment. Through Principles of Neurology we have the privilege of continuing a tradition established 35 years ago by our esteemed teachers Dr. Raymond D. Adams and Dr. Maurice Victor. Our friend and colleague, Dr. Robert Brown, ably participated in the eighth edition, adding his expertise in the neurosciences, much to our benefit and that of the book.

Principles of Neurology originated from the chapters on neurological diseases in the first several editions of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. The continued expansion of these sections by Adams and Victor, despite repeated commitments to shortening them, led an exasperated Tinsley Harrison to exclaim to Dr. Adams “….we’ll have to change the name of the book to Principles of Internal Medicine and Details of Neurology.” Ray Adams wrote the entire first edition of the book in longhand during his summer vacation of 1975 in Lausanne and asked his highly regarded young colleague Maurice Victor to round out the manuscript over the following year. Adams and Victor attracted considerable attention by initiating a new style of pedagogy that emphasized the basic principles of neurology before introducing the disease entities.