Book locations / Classification scheme

In the Queen Square Library, print books are shelved together by subject. Some of the shelf locations may be familiar to you from other medical libraries, as we mostly use the popular NLM classification scheme. However, due to the specialist nature of our collection, we also need to use some tweaks, incorporating parts of the Wessex classification scheme (e.g. WLM for books about neuropsychology) and making some modifications to NLM (e.g. we shelve books about neuropharmacology at pharmacology (QV) and books about neurosurgery at surgery (WO)). Please ask at the desk if you cannot find what you need.

Please also remember that UCL Library Services now has an 'e-first' policy, and will purchase an e-books in preference to print, where one is available. Always check Explore (the library catalogue) for a full picture of the UCL collections.

Overview of the classification scheme:

• QH - Evolution, Genetics, Cells
• QHN - Nerve Cells, Neurons
• QS - Human anatomy, Embryology
• QSN - Neuroanatomy
• QT - Physiology
• QTN - Neurophysiology, Neuroscience
• QU - Biochemistry. Cell biology, Genetics
• QV - Pharmacology
• QW - Microbiology, Immunology
• QX - Parasitology (not currently in use at Neurology)
• QY - Clinical pathology
• QZ - Neuropathology, Oncology
• W - General Medicine, Research, Writing skills
• WA - Public Health, Statistics
• WB - Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy
• WC - Communicable diseases
• WD - Systemic, Metabolic, Environmental disorders
• WE - Musculoskeletal system, Motor skills, Movement disorders
• WF - Respiratory system
• WG - Cardiovascular system, Stroke
• WH - Lymphatic system
• WI - Digestive system
• WJ - Urogenital system
• WK - Endocrine system
• WL - Nervous system
• WLM - Neuropsychology, Psychology
• WM - Neuropsychiatry, Dementia
• WN - Neuroimaging, Brain mapping
• WO - Neurosurgery
• WP - Gynecology
• WQ - Obstetrics
• WR - Dermatology
• WS - Neuropediatrics
• WT - Geriatrics, Chronic diseases
• WU - Dentistry. Oral Surgery (not currently in use at Neurology)
• WV - Otolaryngology
• WW - Ophthalmology
• WX - Hospitals, Health facilities
• WY - Nursing
• WZ - History of Medicine, History of neurology & neuroscience, Biography

Detailed breakdown of each subject category:

QH: Natural History, Evolution, Genetics, Cells

• QH 359 - Evolution
• QH 425 - Genetics - hybridisation
• QH 431.5 - Genetics / Genetic Engineering / Medical Genetics
• QH 442.2 - Cloning
• QH 491 - Developmental Biology
• QH 506 - Molecular Biology
• QH 573 - Cytology
• QH 581.2 - Stem Cells
• QH 585 - Cell Culture / Cytology Techniques / Laboratory Techniques and Procedures
• QH 595 - Cell nucleus
• QH 601 - Cell membranes
• QH 603.M5 - Mitochondria / Mitochondrial function
• QH 605 - Cell cycle / Cell division and development
• QH 671 - Cell Death, Apoptosis

QHN: Nerve Cells, Neurons

• QHN 102.5 - Neurons - physiology
• QHN 102.7 - Motor Neurons
• QHN 150 - Nerve Fibers / Axons / Axonal Transport
• QHN 200 - Myelin / Myelin Sheath / Ranvier's Nodes
• QHN 300 - Glial Cells / Neuroglia / Astrocytes 
• QHN 491 - Neuronal Development (human or animal)

QS: Human Anatomy, Embryology

• QS 504 - Histology - general
• QS 517 - Histology - atlases
• QS 525 - Histological Techniques (includes staining, microtomy, tissue preservation etc.)
• QS 532.5 N3 - Histology of nerve tissue
• QS 604 - Embryology / Fetal development / Brain development / Morphology/morphogenesis
• QS 675 - Congenital Abnormalities / Birth Defects / Neural Tube Defects / Teratology / Tuberous Sclerosis
• QS 677 - Chromosome Abnormalities

QSN: Neuroanatomy

• QSN 1 - Human Anatomy - general
• QSN 2 - Human Anatomy - atlases
• QSN 4 - Neuroanatomy - general
• QSN 16 - Anatomy - tables and statistics
• QSN 17 - Neuroanatomy - pictoral/atlases
• QSN 25 - Neuroanatomy - laboratory manuals
• QSN 102.5 - Neurons - anatomy
• QSN 102.7 - Motor neurons
• QSN 124 - Animal/non-human anatomy / Comparative Anatomy (Includes specific animal anatomy)
• QSN 310 - Brain Stem Includes specific regions i.e Substantia Nigra or Tegmentum Mesencaphali)
• QSN 500 - Peripheral Nervous System - anatomy
• QSN 600 - Autonomic Nervous System - anatomy
• QSN 705 - Skull - anatomy

QT: Physiology

• QT 25 - Laboratory techniques for physiology (See also QTN 34 for electrophysiological techniques)
• QT 36 - Biomedical Engineering
• QT 104 - Physiology - general
• QT 120 - Homeostasis
• QT 165 - Thermoregulation / Thermoreceptors / Body temperature regulation
• QT 167 - Physiological Periodicity / Periodicity / Circadian Rhythm

QTN: Neurophysiology, Neuroscience

• QTN 4 - Neuroscience - general / Neurophysiology - general (also includes comparative physiology)
• QTN 34 - Electrophysiology / Action/Membrane Potentials
• QTN 50 - Evoked Potentials - physiology (see also WE 500 for Electromyography)
• QTN 60 - EEG / Electroencephalography (see also WB 141.8 for Electrodiagnosis)
• QTN 102 - Neuronal Plasticity / Nerve Regeneration 
• QTN 102.7 - Neural Conduction (along a single nerve) / Neuronal Plasticity
• QTN 102.8 - Synapses / Synaptic Transmission / Neural Transmission (between nerves) / Neuroeffector Junction  / Presynaptic Terminals / Synaptic Membranes / Synaptic Vesicles / (See also QV 126 for neurotransmitters & their agents)
• QTN 102.9 - Nerve Endings / Neuromuscular Junction / Motor Endplate
• QTN 106 - Reflex - physiology / (see WLM for conditioned reflex, and WB Neurologic Examination - i.e. Babinski Reflex)
• QTN 307 - Cerebral Cortex
• QTN 307.1 - Motor Cortex
• QTN 307.2 - Visual Cortex (see also Vision WW)
• QTN 307.3 - Auditory Cortex (see also Audiology WV)
• QTN 309 - Basal Ganglia
• QTN 310 - Brain Stem - physiology (Includes specific regions i.e. Substantia Nigra or Tegmentum Mesencaphali)
• QTN 312 - Thalamus / Thalamus - physiology / Hypothalamus - physiology (See also WK 505 for Hypothalamic Hormones)
• QTN 314 - Limbic System - physiology / Amygdaloid Body
• QTN 314.1 - Hippocampus
• QTN 320 - Cerebellum
• QTN 400 - Spinal Cord - physiology
• QTN 500 - Peripheral Nervous System - physiology / Peripheral Nerves - physiology (see also WL 500 for disorders of Peripheral Nerves including facial nerve and cranial nerves)
• QTN 600 - Autonomic Nervous System - physiology (see also WL 600 for disorders)

QU: Biochemistry. Cell Biology and Genetics

• QU 4 - Biochemistry - general / Neurochemistry - general / Brain Chemistry
• QU 17 - Biochemistry - atlases / Neurochemistry - atlases
• QU 20 - Biochemistry - research / Neurochemistry - Research
• QU 25 - Biochemical techniques / Analytical chemistry
• QU 39 - Biochemistry - handbooks
• QU 55 - Proteins - general biochemistry / Nerve Tissue Proteins (includes specific membrane proteins & Ion channels)
• QU 56 - Biochemistry of nucleoproteins
• QU 57 - Cyclic nucleotides (eg cAMP)
• QU 58 - Nucleic Acids / Nucleotides / Nucleosides
• QU 60 - Taurine / Amino Acids / Glutamates
• QU 61 - Amines
• QU 68 - Glutathione / Peptides / Endorphins
• QU 85 - Gangliosides / Glycoconjugates
• QU 90 - Fatty acids
• QU 107 - Growth Substances / Nerve Growth Factors
• QU 120 - Brain Metabolism
• QU 130 - Iron / Inorganic substances
• QU 140 - Oxidoreductases / Amine Oxidase
• QU 145 - Nutrition
• QU 194 - Vitamin B12
• QU 460 - Genomics

QV: Pharmacology

• QV 4 - Pharmacology / Clinical Pharmacology / Drug Therapy
• QV 34 - Experimental Pharmacology
• QV 38 - Drug Action - mechanisms
• QV 76.5 - Neuropharmacology - general
• QV 77 - Psychopharmacology
• QV 77.5 - Antidepressants / Antidepressive Agents
• QV 77.9 - Tranquilizers
• QV 85 - Hypnotics / Sedatives / Anticonvulstants
• QV 89 - Narcotics / Opiates
• QV 107 - Caffeine / Xantines
• QV 122 - Parsympathomimetics
• QV 126 - Neurotransmitters / Synaptic transmission / Neuroregulators / Sensory Receptors / Serotonin (See QTN 102.8 for neural transmission)
• QV 129 - Sympathomimemtics / Ephidrine / Levodopa
• QV 174 - Ergot (& derivatives) / Ergot Alkaloids / Lisuride
• QV 283 - Iodine
• QV 350 - Antibiotics
• QV 600 - Toxicology - general / Neurotoxicity / Neurotoxins
• QV 737 - Pharmaceutical Services
• QV 738 - Pharmacopoeias
• QV 771 - Drug Evaluation / Drug Trials
• QV 800 - Antioxidants

QW: Microbiology and Immunology

• QW 4 - Microbiology - general
• QW 160 - Virology
• QW 504 - Immunology - general / Neuroimmunology - general / Neuroimmodulation
• QW 520 - Immunology
• QW 568 - Cytokines
• QW 800 - Interferon

QY: Clinical Pathology

• QY 90 - Clinical Chemistry / Laboratory Diagnosis
• QY 95 - Clinical Cytology / Cytodiagnosis

QZ: Neuropathology, Pathology, Oncology

• QZ 4 - Neuropathology - general
• QZ 15 - Neuropathology - classification
• QZ 17 - Neuropathology - atlases
• QZ 20.5 - Neuropathology - research
• QZ 25 - Neuropathology - manuals
• QZ 40 - Etiology / Pathogenesis of disease
• QZ 42 - Iatrogenic Disease / Adverse effects of pharmaceutical preparations
• QZ 140 - Neurosarcoidosis / Sarcoidosis
• QZ 200 - Neoplasms / Brain tumours / Central nervous system neoplasms / Oncology / Meningioma
• QZ 241 - Neoplasms - diagnosis
• QZ 267 - Neoplasms - drug therapy
• QZ 269 - Radiotherapy
• QZ 275 - Pediatric neoplasms
• QZ 380 - Astrocytoma  / Glioma / Neurofibromatoses / Meningiama / Neurofibramatosis

W: General Medicine. Health Professions

• W 18 - Examination Questions / MCQ's
• W 20 - Education (includes writing and research)
• W 20.5 - Research Support / Medical Research / Clinical Trials - methods
• W 21 - Medicine as a profession / Careers
• W 26 - Computers / Computer Systems / Cybernetics (see WA 960 for Computational Neuroscience)
• W 26.5 - Telemedicine / Teleneurology
• W 32 - Law / Jurisprudence
• W 33 - Informed Consent
• W 50 - Medical Ethics / Neuroethics
• W 62 - Doctor-Patient Relationships / Physician-Patient Relations
• W 84 - Health Services / Medical Audit / Quality / Critical Pathways
• W 88 - Management / Health Services Administration
• W 783 - Malingering
• W 820 - Brainstem Death - legal and ethical aspects / Brain Death
• W 825 - Autopsy - medico-legal aspects

WA: Public Health

• WA 100 - Public Health - general works
• WA 110 - Preventative Medicine / Immunisation / Immunization / Communicable Disease Control
• WA 275 - Fitness to Drive / Automobile Driving
• WA 400 - Occupational Medicine / Occupational Health / Health & Hygiene
• WA 485 - Health & Safety at Work / Hazardous Substances
• WA 590 - Health Education
• WA 840 - Mortuary practice
• WA 900 - Epidemiology / Statistics - public health / Mortality Statistics / Health Status Indicators / Quality of Life Assessment
• WA 950 - Statistics - theory or methods / Epidemiologic Methods / Laboratory Mathematics
• WA 955 - Biological Mathematics
• WA 960 - Mathematical models / Computational models / Computational Biology / Neurological Models (mathematical/computational; including neural networks & computational neuroscience. See WL 20 for biological models) / Computer Simulation / Nerve Net

WB: Practice of Medicine

• WB 15 - Disease Classification / Rating Scales - general and neurologic (See also Psychiatric and Psychological Scales under WM, and WLM)
• WB 25 - Evidence-based Medicine
• WB 100 - Medicine - general
• WB 101 - Ambulatory Care
• WB 102 - Clinical medicine (used for general medical textbooks)
• WB 105 - Emergency Medicine / Critical Care / Acute Care / Neurocritical Care
• WB 115 - Internal Medicine
• WB 141 - Clinical Diagnosis - general
• WB 143 - Semiology (symptomatology)
• WB 310 - Terminal Care / End of Life Care / Hospice Care / Palliative Care
• WB 320 - Rehabilitation - general / Restorative Neurology (includes: Activities of Daily Living; Art Therapy; Bibliotherapy; Music Therapy; Rehabilitation of Hearing Impaired; Rehabilitation of Speech and Language Disorders; Vocational Rehabilitation; Occupational Therapy)
• WB 356 - Blood Transfusion
• WB 369 - Acupuncture
• WB 460 - Physiotherapy - general / Physical therapy / Physiotherapy (therapy for particular conditions are shelved with the condition)
• WB 495 - Deep Brain Stimulation / Electrotherapy / Electric Stimulation Therapy / Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
• WB 545 - Relaxation
• WB 890 - Alternative therapies

WC: Communicable Diseases

• WC 100 - Communicable Diseases - general / Central Nervous System Infections
• WC 160 - Syphilis
• WC 245 - Meningitis - meningococcal / Bacterial Meningitis
• WC 335 - Leprosy
• WC 500 - Virus Diseases / Viruses
• WC 502 - Retroviridae infections
• WC 503 - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) / HIV Infections
• WC 540 - Meningitis - viral
• WC 542 - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Encephalomyelitis / Epidemic encephalitis
• WC 555 - Poliomyelitis / Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome
• WC 578 - Herpes simplex
• WC 680 - Tropical Diseases / Tropical Medicine

WD: Disorders of Systemic, Metabolic or Environmental Origin

• WD 100 - Nurtrition Disorders - general
• WD 200 - Metabolic Diseases
• WD 205.5.L5 - Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinosis / Battens disease
• WD 205.5 P6 - Porphyria
• WD 220 - Fluid and Electrolyte Balance/imbalance / Water-Electrolyte Balance
• WD 750 - Space Medicine - general
• WD 752 - Space Medicine - physiological aspects

WE: Musculoskeletal System

• WE 102 - Muscles - physiology & biochemistry
• WE 103 - Locomotion / Movement / Motor Activity  / Motor Skills  / Motor Skills Disorders / Posture (for Psychomotor Disorders see WM 197; for Neuromuscular Disease see WE 550)
• WE 104 - Psychomotor Performance (for Psychomotor Disorders see WM 197) / Sensory Motor Integration  / Kinesthesis / Proprioception / Sense of Position
• WE 105 - Movement Disorders - general & any not listed below / Drug-induced Dyskinesia / Tardive Dyskinesia
• WE 110 - Tremor
• WE 115 - Ataxia
• WE 120 - Dystonia
• WE 125 - Chorea
• WE 141 - Movement disorders - examination
• WE 168 - Orthopaedics
• WE 500 - Muscles (including smooth muscles) / Electromyography
• WE 544 - Rheumatism / Rheumatic Diseases / Myositis  / Myotonic Dystrophy
• WE 550 - Neuromuscular disease / Myopathy / Motor neurone disease / Motor Neuron Disease / Spinal Muscular Atrophy / Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (Hereditary Type I Motor and Sensory Neuropathy) / Lou Gehrig's Disease / Spasticity
• WE 555 - Myasthenia Gravis
• WE 559 - Muscular Dystrophy / McArdle Disease
• WE 605 - Muscle Biopsy  / Muscle Pathology
• WE 705 - Head & Face - muskulo-skeletal / Skull
• WE 706 - Brain Damage / Head and Brain Injury  / Traumatic skull fracture / Concussion
• WE 708 - Neck Injuries
• WE 725 - Spine / Spinal Diseases  / Spine Injury
• WE 830 - Hand / Wrist

WF: Respiratory System

• WF 102 - Respiration / Respiratory physiology  / Respiratory muscles
• WF 490 - Tracheostomy / Trachaostomy

WG: Cardiovascular System

• WG 17 - Hypertension
• WG 20 - Cardiovascular System - research / Cerebrovascular System - research
• WG 25 - Cardiovascular System - lab manuals / Cerebrovascular System - lab manuals
• WG 100 - Cardiology / Heart Disease / Cardiovascular System / Stroke / Cerebrovascular Accident / Cerebrovascular Disorders / Cerebral Infarction / Cerebral Edema / Brain Ischemia
• WG 102 - Pharmacology / Biochemistry
• WG 103 - Circulation / Blood Circulation / Brain blood supply  / Cerebrovascular Circulation (include cerebrospinal fluid (CSF))
• WG 104 - Microcirculation
• WG 106 - Hemodynamics
• WG 130 - Cerebrospinal Fluid
• WG 135 - Blood-Brain Barrier
• WG 141 - Cerebrovascular Disorders - diagnosis (See WN for ultrasound)
• WG 169 - Cardiac Surgery
• WG 170 - Neuroendovascular procedures
• WG 202 - Brain & Heart / Neural control of circulation
• WG 550 - Arteriosclerosis  / Atherosclerosis
• WG 595.V3 - Vertebral Artery

WH: Hemic and Lymphatic Systems

• WH 100 - Haematology - general / Hematologic Diseases
• WH 310 - Blood Coagulation

WI: Digestive System

• WI 100 - Digestive System Diseases / Gastrointestinal Diseases
• WI 102 - Digestive System - physiology
• WI 250 - Deglutition Disorders / Dysphagia (swallowing disorder)
• WI 700 - Liver Diseases - general / Biliary Tract Diseases - general / Hepatic Encepalopathy
• WI 740 - Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Wilson's Disease
• WI 820 - Cytsic Fibrosis

WJ: Urogenital System

• WJ 100 - Urology / Urologic Diseases  / Urogenital System - general
• WJ 102 - Urogenital System - physiology / Neuro-urology
• WJ 140 - Neuro-Urology / Neurogenic Bladder
• WJ 146 - Urination / Urination Disorders / Urinary Incontinence / Urodynamics
• WJ 166 - Urologic Therapeutics
• WJ 170 - Gastrointestinal Hormones
• WJ 300 - Kidney Diseases / Renal Disease / Nephrology
• WJ 709 - Sexual Dysfunction - physiological / Sex Disorders (specifically female sex disorders shelved at WP 610)

WK: Endocrine System

• WK 20 - Hormones - general
• WK 100 - Neuroendocrinology / Endocrinology - general / Endocrine System / Endocrine Diseases
• WK 102 - Endocrinology - physiology, hormones and antagonists in general
• WK 140 - Endocrine diseases - general / See also specific glands below
• WK 150 - Steroids / Steroid hormones / Steroid hormone receptors
• WK 170 - Gastrintestinal Hormones  Cholecystokinin
• WK 185 - Peptide hormones / Neuropeptides
• WK 200 - Thyroid gland
• WK 300 - Parathyroid gland
• WK 350 - Pineal Body / Pineal Gland
• WK 355 - Melatonin
• WK 400 - Thymus gland
• WK 500 - Pituitary gland
• WK 505 - Hypothalamic Hormones (See QTN 312 for physiology of hypothalamus)
• WK 515 - Hormones and antagonists
• WK 585 - Pituitary Gland neoplasms
• WK 725 - Adrenal Medulla / Catecholamines
• WK 750 - Adrenal Cortex
• WK 755 - Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Glucocorticoids etc / Stress
• WK 810 - Diabetes / Diabetes Mellitus
• WK 835 - Diabetic Neuropathy
• WK 900 - Sex Hormones

WL: Nervous System

• WL 17 - Nervous System - atlases
• WL 20 - Neurological Models - biological (See WA 960 for Mathematical or computational models)
• WL 103.3 - Biofeedback / Neurofeedback
• WL 108 - Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Hypersomnia / Insomnia / Narcolepsy / Polysomnography / Restless Legs Syndrome / Sleep Monitoring / Somnambulism
• WL 140 - Neurology - general / Clinical neurology - general
• WL 141 - Clinical neurology - diagnosis (general)
• WL 141.5 - Clinical neurology - diagnosis (differential)
• WL 141.8 - Electrodiagnosis (See also QTN 60 for EEG)
• WL 143 - Physical Examination / Neurologic Investigation / Neurologic Examination (See also WN for diagnostic imaging)
• WL 145 - Techniques of Physical Examination / Babinski Reflex
• WL 200 - Meninges / Blood-brain barrier / Arachnoid Cysts
• WL 300 - Central Nervous System - general (Also see QTN 4 for general neurophysiology)
• WL 314 - Limbic System Disorders
• WL 330 - Vagus Nerve
• WL 335 - Localization of function / Cerebral Dominance / Brain Mapping / Handedness / Left-handedness
• WL 340 - Neurologic Manifestations of general diseases 
• WL 340.2 - Communicative Disorders / Communication Disorders / Speech Disorders / Language Disorders / Language
• WL 340.5 - Aphasia
• WL 340.6 - Dyslexia
• WL 341 - Consciousness / Unconsciousness / Coma / Syncope / Persistent Vegetative State
• WL 342 - Headache
• WL 344 - Migraine / Vascular Headache / Cluster Headache
• WL 346 - Paralysis / Hemiplegai
• WL 350 - Hydrocephalus
• WL 351 - Encephalitis
• WL 355 - Carotid Artery
• see WG - Stroke
• see WG - Cerebral Aneurysms
• see WG - Cerebrovascular Disorders
• WL 359 - Degenerative Diseases / Neurodegenerative Diseases / Parkinson's disease
• WL 360 - Multiple Sclerosis / Demyelinating Diseases
• WL 370 - Psychosurgery / Lobotomy
• WL 385 - Epilepsy
• WL 386 - Seizures (non-epileptic)
• WL 390 - Huntington's disease
• WL 400 - Spinal Cord Diseases See QTN 400 physiology / See WN for Myelography / See WE 103 for specific movement disorders
• WL 500 - Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - general / See WK 835 for diabetic neuropathies / See WE 550 for Charcot Marie Tooth
• WL 520 - Peripheral Neuropathies
• WL 544 - Trigeminal neuralgia / Guillian-barre disease
• WL 600 - Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
• WL 702 - Higher Nervous Activity / Higher Order Sensory Processing
• WL 704 - Pain - general and clinical / Pain Measurement  / Pain management  / Relief without cure  / Neuralgia  / Intractable pain / See WO 200 for anaesthesia/analgesics
• WL 704.9 - Pain, physiology / Nociceptors  / Pain Threshold
• WL 705 - Perception / Space Perception / Spatial Neglect / Perceptual Disorders
• WL 710 - Sensation Disorders
• WL 800 - Functional Neurology / Localisation of function / See WN for imaging techniques
• WL 810 - Brain Maps
• WL 820 - Cerebral Dominance / Laterality
• WL 830 - Cognitive Neurology / See WLM 400 for psychological/ philosophical aspects of cognition / See WM 204 for cognition disorders
• WL 840 - Learning - general
• WL 845 - Memory / See WM 173.7 for memory disorders

WLM: Neuropsychology, Psychology

• WLM 100 - Psychology - general
• WLM 105 - Psychology - popular
• WLM 130 - Experimental Psychology
• WLM 145 - Psychological Tests / Psychological Measurements / Psychological Assessment Scales / Neuropsychological Tests
• WLM 170 - Neuropsychology - general / Behaviour - general / Psychophysiology / Psychobiology / Decision-making / Psychophysiological assessment and measurements / See WLM 145 for Psychological Tests / Behavioural Neurobiology / See WM 425 for Behavior Medicine / See WM 90 for Psychophysiologic Disorders
• WLM 170.1 - Neuropsychology - pediatrics
• WLM 170.2 - Neuropsychology - geriatrics
• WLM 180 - Mind-body relationships / Mind / Consciousness / Neurophilosophy
• WLM 190 - Sensation / Perception / Agnosia  (psychological aspects only) / See WL 702 for for physiology
• WLM 191 - Stimulus and response / Reflex
• WLM 200 - Emotions
• WLM 220 - Grief / Bereavement / Mourning / Loss
• WLM 230 - Aggression / Violence
• WLM 222 - Anger / Rage
• WLM 300 - Personality / Character / Temperament
• WLM 400 - Cognition / Intellect / See WL 830 for cognitive neuroscience, physiology of cognition
• WLM 410 - Ability / Intelligence / Aptitude
• WLM 450 - Thinking / Thought / Reasoning / Problem Solving
• WLM 477 - Attention
• WLM 822 - Criminals / Criminal Psychology
• WLM 925 - Clinical Psychology / Clinical Neuropsychology

WM: Neuropsychiatry, Psychiatry, Dementia

• WM 15 - Psychiatric Terminology / Assessment Scales / Rating Scales
• WM 90 - Psychophysiologic Disorders / Psychosomatic Medicine
• WM 100 - Psychiatry - general works / Mental Disorders
• WM 100.1 - Paediatric Psychiatry / Child Psychiatry
• WM 102 - Biological Psychiatry / Neuropsychiatry / Organic Psychiatry
• WM 102.1 - Paediatric Neuropsychiatry / Child Psychiatry
• WM 140 - Psychiatric disorders - Do not use - use WM 100 instead
• WM 141 - Psychiatric Examination / Psychiatric Diagnosis
• WM 170 - Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome / Neuroses / Neurotic Disorders / Somatoform Disorders
• WM 171 - Depression / Mood Disorders
• WM 172 - Anxiety / Anxiety disorders / Panic
• WM 173 - Hysteria
• WM 173.7 - Amnesia / Memory Disorders / See WL 845 for physiology or psychology of memory
• WM 174 - Neurasthenia / Mental Fatigue
• WM 175 - Eating disorders / Anorexia Nervosa / Anorexia
• WM 176 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• WM 180 - Sleep disorders - Not in use at Neurology - see WL 108 instead
• WM 197 - Psychomotor disorders / Tourette's Syndrome
• WM 203 - Schizophrenia
• WM 203.5 - Autism
• WM 204 - Perceptual Disorders / Hallucinations / Delerium / Confusion
• WM 207 - Manic-depressive psychoses / Affective syndromes / Bipolar disorders / Psychoses
• WM 218 - Geriatric Neuropsychiatry / Geriatric Psychiatry
• WM 220 - Dementia - general/management
• WM 230 - Alzheimer Disease
• WM 240 - Dementia, vascular / Multi infarct dementia
• WM 250 - Lewy body dementia
• WM 255 - Pick's disease
• WM 260 - Prion Disease / Prions - general
• WM 265 - CJD / Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
• WM 266 - Kuru
• WM 267 - Scrapie
• WM 270 - Substance Dependance / Substance Abuse
• WM 274 - Alcohol / Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Alcohol-Related Disorders
• WM 300 - Down's syndrome / Mental Retardation
• WM 308 - Down's syndrome rehabilitation / Mental Retardation rehabilitation
• WM 402 - Drug therapy
• WM 412 - Electric shock / Electronarcosis / Electroconvulsive Therapy
• WM 415 - Hypnosis
• WM 420 - Psychotherapy / Psychotherapy, Brief / Logotherapy
• WM 425 - Behavioural Medicine / Behaviour Therapy / Cognitive Therapy

WN: Radiology, Neuroimaging, Diagnostic Imaging, Brain mapping

See WB 141 for EEG (diagnosis) / See WE 500 for Electromyography

• WN 20 - Neuro-radiology - research
• WN 100 - Neuro-radiology - general
• WN 105 - X-ray - general
• WN 110 - Health Physics
• WN 160 - Contrast Media
• WN 180 - Brain imaging - general
• WN 185 - Magnetic resonance imaging
• WN 200 - Angiography
• WN 200 - X-ray diagnostic
• WN 206 - Tomography / X-Ray Computed Tomography / SPECT (Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomograph) / PET/Positron Emission Tomography / Tomography, Emission- Computed / (uses radionuclides/x-ray & computer)
• WN 208 - Ultrasonography
• WN 225 - NMR / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance / Spectroscopy / Spectrum Analysis
• WN 440 - Nuclear Medicine / Interventional Radiography
• WN 445 - Radioactivity, diagnosis / Autoradiography

WO: Surgery, Neurosurgery

• WO 100 - Surgery - general / Neurosurgery (where required add notation to indicate location, from table G)
• WO 140 - Surgical Diseases
• WO 200 - Anaesthesia/Anesthesia - general / Neuroanaesthesia
• WO 245 - Anaesthesia - complications / Neuroprotection
• WO 250 - Resuscitation
• WO 275 - General Anasthesia
• WO 305 - Spinal Anaesthesia / Lumbar Puncture
• WO 500 - Operative surgery / Surgical techniques
• WO 511 - Laser Surgery
• WO 512 - Microsurgery
• WO 515 - Stereotactic Neurosurgery / Stereotaxic Techniques
• WO 660 - Transplantation
• WO 925 - Paediatric Neurosurgery

WP: Gynecology

• WP 180 - Menopause
• WP 560 - Premenstrual Syndrome / PMS / Premenstrual Tension
• WP 610 - Sexual Dysfunction - female / (see also WJ 709 for general sexual dysfunction)

WQ: Obstetrics

• WQ 200 - Pregnancy - general
• WQ 240 - Pregnancy - complications

WR: Dermatology

• WR 100 - Dermatology - general works
• WR 140 - Skin diseases
• WR 152 - Lupus erythematoma
• WR 280 - Sensory disorders of the skin

WS: Pediatrics

• WS 103 - Child growth and development (See QS 604 for fetal growth/development)
• WS 104 - Child growth disorders (See QS 675 for fetal/congenital developmental disorders)
• WS 105 - Child mental growth and development (See also Psychology & Psychiatry at WLM and WM)
• WS 105.5 - Twins 
• WS 107 - Neurodevelopment Disorders
• WS 200 - Pediatrics - general
• WS 340 - Pediatric Neurology

WT: Geriatrics. Chronic Disease

• WT 30 - Gerontology / Medicosocial problems of gerontology and chronic disease / Community Health Services / Health Services for the Aged
• WT 100 - Geriatrics - general / Geriatric Neurology
• WT 104 - Ageing / Physiological, biochemical, anatomical aspects of ageing
• WT 145 - Ageing Brain / Geriatric psychology / Geriatrics (Also see WM 230 - Alzheimer's disease)

WV: Otolaryngology

• WV 100 - Otolaryngology - general / Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
• WV 201 - Ear
• WV 250 - Labyrinth / Cochlea
• WV 255 - Vestibular Diseases / Vestibular apparatus / Vertigo / Spatial orientation / Equilibrium / Balance
• WV 270 - Audiology / Hearing disorders / Deafness
• WV 272 - Physiology of Hearing / Auditory perception / Hearing Tests / Audiometry
• WV 274 - Hearing Aids / Cochlear Implants
• WV 290 - Acoustic Neuroma
• WV 301 - Olfaction / Smell
• WV 500 - Laryngology
• WV 530 - Vocal cords

WW: Ophthalmology

• WW 17 - Anatomy of the eye & orbit - atlases
• WW 100 - Ophthalmology - speciality
• WW 103 - Physiology of the eye / Vision - general / Visual Pathways
• WW 105 - Visual perception
• WW 140 - Ophthalmology - general-clinical / Eye Diseases
• WW 145 - Perimetry
• WW 150 - Color perception / Color blindness
• WW 240 - Iris / Uvea / Behcet's Disease
• WW 270 - Retina
• WW 280 - Optic Nerve
• WW 400 - Ophthalmology - neuromuscular mechanism / Saccadic Eye Movements / Oculomotor Muscles  Saccades
• WW 410 - Ophthalmology - disorders of ocular motility 
• WW 460 - Ophthalmology (neurological manifestations of eye disease) / Neuro-ophthalmology

WX: Hospitals and Other Health Facilities including ICU

• WX 207 - Laboratories, Hospital
• WX 218 - Intensive Care / Critical Care / Neurocritical Care

WY Nursing

• WY 18 - Nurse Education
• WY 20.5 - Nursing Research
• WY 30 - Personnel management
• WY 85 - Nursing ethics
• WY 86 - Nursing philosophy & theory
• WY 88 - Nurses' interpersonal relations
• WY 100 - Nursing procedures and care (including audit & Evidence-based nursing)
• WY 125 - Institutional & Team nursing
• WY 150 - Medical-surgical nursing
• WY 152 - Geriatric nursing
• WY 154 - Critical care nursing
• WY 160 - Psychiatric nursing
• WY 160.5 - Neurological nursing

WZ: History of Medicine. Medical Miscellany

• WZ 40 - History of medicine - general
• WZ 60 - History of medicine - 19th century
• WZ 64 - History of medicine - 20th century
• WZ 65 - History of medicine - 21st century
• WZ 100 - Biography / Autobiography / Famous Persons
• WZ 308 - Medical Curiosities / Anecdotes
• WZ 330 - Medicine, as depicted in literature
• WZ 331 - Medicine, as depicted in art and film
• WZN 40 - History of Neurology / Neuroscience