Merritt's Neurology

Merritt's Neurology (earlier editions were known as A Textbook of Neurology by H. Houston Merritt and later Merritt's Textbook of Neurology) is a standard textbook of neurology, currently in its 14th edition (Wolters Kluwer, 2021), edited by Elan Louis, Stephan A. Mayer, and James M. Noble.

Background

Drs. Elan D. Louis, James M. Noble, and Stephan A. Mayer in New York City, May 2018 at 14th edition planning meeting

The book began in 1955 as a sole author publication by its originator H. Houston Merritt, and has had a total of 6 editors or co-editors since its inception, including H. Houston Merritt (Editions 1-6 until his death in 1979), ^[1] Lewis P. Rowland (Eds 7-13 until his death in 2017), ^[2] Timothy A. Pedley (2010), and currently Louis (2016–present), Mayer (2016–present), and Noble (2021-present). ^[3]

Since its first edition, Merritt's Neurology has remained a central text in clinical neurology, providing unparalleled guidance on neurologic protocols, treatment guidelines, clinical pathways, therapeutic recommendations, and imaging.^{[ citation needed ]} The current, 14th edition, has been selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023. In 2022, Doody's gave the 14th Edition of Merritt's a 4 star rating (along with a 93 score), calling it "the neurological equivalent to Harrison's Principles of Medicine." ^[4]

Editors and editions are as follows:

• 1st edition (1955, reprinted 1955, 1957): H. Houston Merritt [as sole author] (Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia)
• 2nd edition (1959, reprinted 1959, 1961): H. Houston Merritt [as sole author] (Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia), 765pp
• 3rd edition (1963, reprinted 1964, 1966): H. Houston Merritt [as sole author] (Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia), 803pp
• 4th edition (1967, reprinted 1968, 1969, 1970): H. Houston Merritt [as sole author] (Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia), 844pp
• 5th edition (1973): H. Houston Merritt (Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia), 841pp
• 6th edition (1979): H. Houston Merritt (Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia), 961pp
• 7th edition (1984): Lewis P. Rowland (Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia), 774pp
• 8th edition (1989): Lewis P. Rowland (Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia), 964pp
• 9th edition (1995): Lewis P. Rowland (Williams & WIlkins, Baltimore), 1058pp
• 10th edition (2000): Lewis P. Rowland (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), 1002pp
• 11th edition (2005): Lewis P. Rowland (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), 1271pp
• 12th edition (2010): Lewis P. Rowland and Timothy A. Pedley (Wolters-Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), 1172pp
• 13th edition (2016): Elan D. Louis, Stephan A. Mayer, and Lewis P. Rowland (Wolters-Kluwer), 1402pp
• 14th edition (2021): Elan D. Louis, Stephan A. Mayer, and James M. Noble (Wolters-Kluwer), 1718pp
• Additional or derivative versions:
  • Merritt Tratado De Neurologia (Spanish, 1982, 2nd edition): Lewis P. Rowland (Salvat Editores, S.A.), followed the 6th (English) edition; Translators: Drs. Antonia Grimalt and Pilar Latorre
  • Merritt Tratado De Neurologia (Spanish, 1987): Lewis P. Rowland (Salvat Editores, S.A.), followed the 7th (English) edition
  • Trattato di neurologia: Merritt (Italian, 1993): Lewis P. Rowland (Momento Medico, Italy), followed the 8th (English) edition
  • Merritt Tratado De Neurologia (Portuguese, 1997): Lewis P. Rowland (FisicalBook, Brazil), followed the 9th (English) edition
  • Merritt manual de neurología (Spanish, 2002): Pietro Mazzoni and Lewis P. Rowland (McGraw-Hill), Spanish version of the 2001 handbook
  • Merritt's Neurology Handbook (2001): Pietro Mazzoni and Lewis P. Rowland (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), handbook meant to track the 10th edition of the textbook
  • Merritt's Neurology: Decima Edizione (Italian, in 2 volumes, 2002): Lewis P. Rowland (centro scientifico internazionale, Italy), followed the 10th (English) edition
  • Merritt's Neurology: (Chinese, 2002): Lewis P. Rowland, (Liaoning Science and Technology Press; Translators: Li Kuncheng, Jiang Xinmei, Chen Shengdi, Gao Xuguang), followed the 10th (English) edition
  • Merritt's Neurology Handbook (PDA version, 2004): Pietro Mazzoni and Lewis P. Rowland (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; powered by Skyscape, Inc), personal digital assistant version of the 2001 handbook
  • Merritt's Neurology Handbook (2006): Pietro Mazzoni, Toni Shih Pearson, and Lewis P. Rowland (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), handbook meant to track the 11th edition of the textbook
  • Merritt Neurologia (Polish, 2008): Lewis P. Rowland (Polish version editors: Anna Kamińska and Hubert Kwieciński; published by Elsevier Urban & Partner, Poland; translated by Jacek Bojakowski), followed the 11th (English) edition
  • Neurología de Merritt (Spanish, 2011): Lewis P. Rowland and Timothy A. Pedley (Wolters-Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), paired with 12th (English) edition
  • Merritt: Tratado De Neurologia (Portuguese, 2011): Lewis P. Rowland and Timothy A. Pedley, (Guanbara Koogan, Brazil) followed the 12th (English) edition
  • Merritt Neurologia (Polish, in 2 volumes, 2017): Elan D. Louis, Stephan A. Mayer, and Lewis P. Rowland (Polish version editor: Wojceich Turaj; published by Edra Urban & Partner, Poland), followed the 13th (English) edition
  • Merritt: Tratado De Neurologia (Portuguese, 2018): Elan D. Louis, Stephan A. Mayer, and Lewis P. Rowland (Wolters-Kluwer; Guanabara Koogan), followed the 13th (English) edition
  • Merritt Neurologia (Polish, in 2 volumes, 2023): Elan D. Louis, Stephan A. Mayer, and James M. Noble (Polish version editor: Wojceich Turaj; published by Edra Urban & Partner, Poland and Wolters-Kluwer), followed the 14th (English) edition
  • Merritt's Neurology Review (Wolters Kluwer, 2024, e-book and paperback): Jon Rosenberg, Andrew Bauerschmidt, James M. Noble, Stephan A. Mayer, and Elan D. Louis. More than 750 questions developed from the 14th edition of Merritt's Neurology.

References

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3. Talan, Jamie (2021-10-21). "Then and Now: 20 Years After Meeting a Senior Neurology Editor, James M. Noble Reflects on Stepping Into His Shoes" . Neurology Today. 21 (20): 19, 27–27. doi:10.1097/01.NT.0000799968.98203.01. ISSN   1533-7006. S2CID   239509992.
4. "Merritt's Neurology, 14th Edition". www.doody.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.