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Crash Course Neurology

Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one plac… Leer más

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Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.

A winning formula now for over 20 years, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated – with an improved full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result are books which exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.

Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.

Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of neurology will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!

Puntos claves

  • Provides the exam syllabus in one place - saves valuable revision time
  • Written by senior students and recent graduates - those closest to what is essential for exam success
  • Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - ensures complete accuracy of information
  • Features the ever popular 'Hints and Tips' boxes and other useful aide-mémoires - distilled wisdom from those in the know
  • Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats – confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast

Índice

Section 1: History, Examination and Common Investigations

1. Taking a History

2. The Neurological Examination

3. Further Investigations

Section 2: The Patient Presents With:

4. Disturbances of Consciousness

5. Disorders of Higher Cerebral Function

6. Headache

7. Disorders of Smell and Taste

8. Visual Impairment

9. Disorders of the Pupils and Eye Movements

10. Facial Sensory Loss and Weakness

11. Deafness, Tinnitus and Vertigo

12. Dysarthria, Dysphonia and Dysphagia

13. Cerebellar Dysfunction

14. Movement Disorders

15. Limb Weakness

16. Limb Sensory Symptoms

17. Disorders of Gait

Section 3: Diseases and Disorders

18. Dementia

19. Epilepsy

20. Parkinson’s disease, other extrapyramidal disorders, and myoclonus

21. Diseases Affecting the Spinal Cord (Myelopathy)

22. Motor Neuron Disease

23. Radiculopathy and Plexopathy

24. Disorders of the Peripheral Nerve

25. Disorders of the Neuromuscular junction

26. Disorders of skeletal muscle

27. Vascular Diseases of the Nervous System

28. Intracranial Tumours

29. Infections of the nervous system

30. Multiple Sclerosis

31. The Effects of Vitamin Deficiencies and Toxins on the Nervous System

32. Autoimmune conditions affecting the Nervous System

33. Hereditary Conditions Affecting the Nervous System

Reseñas

"It is compact, but rich in scope. With the rapid pace with which medicine currently evolves, this is an appropriate update." -John Glenn Burkett, MD (Thomas Jefferson University) Doody's Score: 92-4 Stars!

Detalles del producto

Sobre los editores

MY

Mahinda Yogarajah

Afiliaciones y experiencia
St. George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, St. George's University, London, UK

SD

Shreelata T Datta

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Associate Clinical Dean and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at King's College Hospital, London, UK

PX

Philip Xiu

Philip Xiu a GP Registrar, Yorkshire Deanery, Leeds, UK.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Honorary Senior Lecturer Leeds University School of Medicine PCN Educational Lead Medical Examiner Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust Leeds, UK

Sobre el autor

UV

Umesh Vivekananda

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Specialist Registrar in Neurology, St. George's Hospital, London, UK