1 A brief history of neurology -- 2 The neurological consultation -- 3 An overview over nervous system and muscles Technical investigations in neurology -- 4 Strength and sensation -- 5 Motor control -- 6 Brainstem and cranial nerves -- 7 Autonomic nervous system, hypothalamus and pituitary gland -- 8 The higher cerebral functions -- 9 The visual system -- 10 Cerebral meninges and the cerebrospinal fluid system -- 11 The cerebrovascular system -- 12 Diseases of the muscle and neuromuscular junction -- 13 Disorders of the motor neurons, nerve roots and peripheral nerves -- 14 Neurological pain syndromes -- 15 Diseases of the spinal cord -- 16 Disorders of the cranial nerves -- 17 Cerebral infarction and cerebral haemorrhage -- 18 Epilepsy and other paroxysmal disorders -- 19 Altered consciousness -- 20 Traumatic head and brain injuries -- 21 Headache and facial pain -- 22 Neurological tumours and neurological complications of malignant conditions -- 23 Infections of the central nervous system and meninges -- 24 Multiple sclerosis and related disorders -- 25 Spinocerebellar disorders -- 26 Diseases of the basal ganglia -- 27 Dementia -- 28 Neurological abnormalities in children -- 29 Neurological complications of non-neurological disorders and as adverse effects of therapy.