Rapid Neurology and Neurosurgery

The principal purposes of this book are two-fold: to provide a revision tool for those approaching medical finals or other undergraduate neurology examinations and to provide a quick and easy to use on-the-ward reference for students on clinical placements, junior doctors and interns. Rapid Neurology and Neurosurgery provides a concise, structured approach to neurology and neurosurgery learning, covering key facts in a simple and memorable way: Part 1 features the basic principles and facts that are essential for a good understanding of neurology and neurosurgery - common presentations; selected questions to ask; differentials; basic investigations and basic management Part 2 features OSCE-style examination preparation Part 3 presents important clinical conditions with common sections - definition; aetiology; pathology; epidemiology; history; examination; investigations; management; complications; prognosis and differential diagnoses Contains only the essential, core relevant facts in a concise, pocket-sized, 'rapid' refresher for use on the wards, to provide a thorough foundation of neurological knowledge

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.