Toscanini's Fumble

by Lamb Harold and Harold Klawans

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553346628
• ISBN13: 9780553346626
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Ahh review

I love to review books of this nature. And I'm thinkin: WoW! This packs a wollop! babes! There's a fascination with the Diagnoses that are clearly written with thE layman in mind. Love..

A neurology success account

This book is written as though you are a medical resident (without knowing technical terms) and being introduced to patients during rounds. Klawans leads you gently through a discussion of how he makes his diagnosis and what the key the symptoms are in a most fascinating way. When you read him you wish he were your physician. This book appeals both to those who have a background in medicine and those who do not. I have some backgroun, my husband has none and we both found it interesting enough to order all of Klawans' other books after reading it.

Inspiring and thought provoking!

It is an excellent book that illustrates the exciting field of clinical neurology very well! You will find yourself trying to diagnose the patients yourself and be amazed by the suave approach Dr. Klawans handles each case. An appreciation for the title will follow only if you read the entire book, which is very easy because it's so very interesting.

Good Neurological Sleuthing

Toscanini's Fumble is a book of a dozen and a half case histories coming from the files of an eminent American neurologist, Harold Klawans. They are written in layman's language, with difficult words and concepts defined and explained. Even so, those in the medical field will find the stories far from juvenile and quite rich in detail, spiced with references to Klawans' favorite baseball players and musicians. Included in the collection are interesting historical vignettes, including one about the 3rd century Roman emperor Maximinus I. The title of the book comes from the chapter devoted to the neurological condition that caused famous symphony conductor Arturo Toscanini to drop his baton while leading the NBC Symphany Orchestra during a performance of Wagner in 1954. (He was never to conduct again.) I give this book a 9 on a 10 point scale. It was enjoyable reading and easy to follow.