Famine — The Irish experience 900-1900

This paperback comprises a series of photographs and simple line drawings which illustrate the testing of individual muscles and the distribution of sensory loss in peripheral nerve lesions. The book is beautifully illustrated with excellent photographs demonstrating techniques for testing muscle power and indicating the peripheral nerve and cord segments responsible for innervation. The diagrams indicating the distribution of sensory loss and the dermatomes are identical to those which can be found in any text book of anatomy. At £3.50 this is very good value. It is a useful guide for undergraduate students who are learning examination of the peripheral nervous system and is convenient quick revision for those who have forgotten the distribution of the cutaneous sensory nerves. DR McCLUSKEY