1st Edition
by Kumar Abhinav (Author), Richard Edwards (Author), Alan Whone (Author)
Rapid Neurology and Neurosurgery is a must for all medical students and junior doctors - it is a quick and easy on-the-ward or clinic reference and the perfect revision tool for those approaching finals, undergraduate neurology and neurosurgery examinations, and the Membership of Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) examinations.
It provides a concise, structured approach to neurology
and neurosurgery learning, covering key facts in a simple and memorable
way:
Part I - The Basics - features the basic principles and
facts essential for a good understanding of neurology and neurosurgery
and includes sections on relevant neuroanatomy; neurological history and
examination; and investigations including neurophysiology and
neuroradiology. MRI and CT scans are included throughout the text.
Part II - Complaints: face to face with the patient
- features OSCE-style and the viva-voce examination preparation and has
chapters on presenting complaints with relevant and selected questions
to ask for establishing the differential diagnoses (presented in a
table) with basic investigations and management.
Part III - Conditions: applying the basics
- presents important clinical conditions with sections on definition;
epidemiology; aetiology; associations/risk factors; pathology; history;
examination; investigations; management; complications; prognosis and a
list of differential diagnoses usually in a table with general clinical
information and distinguishing information to exclude the alternative
diagnoses.
Each chapter also includes key points to remember and highlights key facts.
Rapid Neurology and Neurosurgery
contains only the essential, core, and relevant facts in a concise,
pocket-sized, 'rapid' refresher providing a thorough foundation of
neurology and neurosurgery knowledge allowing you to excel in the
examinations.
