Book description
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.
