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RAPID Neurology & Neurosurgery The Rapids are a series of two-colour reference and revision pocket books that cover key facts in a simple and memorable way. Each book covers the common conditions or drugs that students and junior doctors encounter on the wards, in clinics, and in their exams. The core relevant facts are provided to ensure these books are perfect concise ‘rapid refreshers’. To see all titles in the series, go to: www.wiley.com/go/rapids Rapid Neurology and Neurosurgery is a must for all medical students and junior doctors-it is a quick and easy on-the-ward or clinical 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 fact 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 investigation 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 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 with general clinical information and distinguishing information to exclude the alternative diagnoses. Each chapter 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 that will allow you to excel in the examinations. All content reviewed by students for students Wiley-Blackwell Medical Education books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind. If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to www.reviewmedicalbooks.com to find out more. To receive automatic updates on Wiley-Blackwell books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at www.wiley.com/email

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Author:   Kumar Abhinav (Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK) ,  Richard Edwards (Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK) ,  Alan Whone (Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780470654439

ISBN 10:   0470654430
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   10 August 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations vii Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii Part I The basics 1 About this book and how to use it 3 2 Basic neuroanatomy 4 3 Neurological history examination signs and localisation 7 4 Neurological investigations 21 Part II Complaints: Face-to-face with the patient 5 Headache 31 6 Blackouts 34 7 Visual disturbances 36 8 Dizziness and vertigo 39 9 Weak legs 41 10 Numbness and sensory disturbance 44 11 Gait assessment and disturbance 46 Part III Conditions: Applying the basics 12 Headache 51 13 Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) 55 14 Stroke I: Thromboembolic stroke and syndromes 59 15 Stroke II: Intracerebral haemorrhage 65 16 Stroke III: Subarachnoid haemorrhage 68 17 Epilepsy 75 18 Multiple sclerosis 80 19 Parkinson’s disease and other related syndromes 84 20 Other movement disorders 88 21 Central nervous system infections: Meningitis 91 22 Central nervous system infections: Cerebral abscess 94 23 Radiculopathy and disc herniation 97 24 Peripheral neuropathies’ syndromes 100 25 Common peripheral nerve lesions: Mononeuropathies 104 26 Motor neurone disease (MND) 108 27 Myasthenia gravis and Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome 111 28 Diseases of the muscle 114 29 Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia syndromes 118 30 Raised intracranial pressure and herniation syndromes 122 31 Coma and brainstem death 127 32 Head injury: General approach and management 130 33 Head injury: Subdural haematoma skull fractures and contusions 135 34 Head injury: Extradural haematoma 141 35 Spinal injuries and spinal cord syndromes 144 36 CNS neoplasia 151 37 Hydrocephalus 155 Appendices Appendix 1 Management of status epilepticus (SE) 163 Appendix 2 Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 164 Appendix 3 Primary neuroepithelial tumours of the central nervous system 166 Appendix 4 Other tumours affecting the central nervous system 173 Index 181

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<p> Rapid Neurology and Neurosurgery contains only theessential, core, and relevant facts in a concise, pocket-sized,'rapid' refresher providing a thorough foundation of neurology andneurosurgery knowledge allowing you to excel in theexaminations. (Kingbook73's Medical Ebook and VideoCollection, 7 September 2014) <p> It provides a concise, structured approach to neurologyand neurosurgery learning, covering key facts in a simple andmemorable way. (Buchtipps, 1 September2012)

It provides a concise, structured approach to neurology and neurosurgery learning, covering key facts in a simple and memorable way. ( Buchtipps , 1 September 2012)

Author Information

Kumar Abhinav is a Registrar in Neurosurgery at the Frenchay Hospital in Bristol and is Honorary Research Associate at the MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College Hospital, King's college London. Richard Edwardsis a Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol. Alan Whone is a Consultant Neurologist at the Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol.

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