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A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System

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A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System
A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System. Volume I title page, 1886.
AuthorW.R. Gowers
Original titleA Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System. Volume I: Diseases Of The Spinal Cord And Nerves
LanguageEnglish
Published1886
PublisherP. Blackiston & Son
Publication placeUnited Kingdom

A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System, also known as the ‘Bible of Neurology’, is a medical textbook by William Gowers. It was first published in 1886 by P. Blackiston & Son. A second volume appeared in 1888.[1][2][3][4]

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  1. ^ "A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System". The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 14 (2): 123. February 1887. ISSN 0022-3018.
  2. ^ "A manual of diseases of the nervous system / by W.R. Gowers". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ "A Manual of the Diseases of the Nervous System". Journal of the American Medical Association. XXI (25): 950. 16 December 1893. doi:10.1001/jama.1893.02420770040013. ISSN 0002-9955.
  4. ^ Eadie, M. J.; Scott, A. E. M.; Lees, A. J.; Woodward, M. (1 October 2012). "William Gowers: the never completed third edition of the 'Bible of Neurology'". Brain. 135 (10): 3178–3188. doi:10.1093/brain/aws181.