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Crash Course Neurology Updated Print + eBook edition

  • 4th Edition - January 8, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Mahinda Yogarajah
  • Editors: Daniel Horton-Szar, Katia Cikurel, Naheed Khan
  • Language: English

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The (printed) ‘Updated Edition’ now comes with added value access to the complete, downloadable eBook version via Student Consult. Search, read and revise whilst on the move and use the interactive self-assessment to test your understanding. Crash Course - a more flexible, practical learning package than ever before.

Crash Course Neurology, 4th Edition – your effective everyday study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have all the core information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.

A winning formula now for over 15 years, each volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated, with an improved layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisors, the result is a series of books which exactly meets your needs and you know you can trust.

Neurology remains an integral area within the medical curriculum and clinical practice. This volume provides a logical approach to understanding the fundamental concepts that underlie common neurological conditions and reflects the exciting advances in their diagnosis and management. It offers concise coverage of the history, examination and investigations relevant to neurology; the analysis and differential diagnosis of common presenting symptoms as well as the clinical features and management of important neurological disorders.

Crash Course Neurology, 4th Edition will provide a solid foundation not only for medical students preparing for exams and postgraduates working towards MRCP, but is also an excellent reference for those working in hospital medicine and general practice.

Key features

  • More than 200 tables and illustrations present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an easy-to-follow manner
  • Friendly and accessible approach to the subject makes learning especially easy
  • Written by junior doctors for students - authors who understand exam pressures
  • Contains ‘Hints and Tips’ boxes, and other useful aide-mémoires
  • Succinct coverage of the subject enables ‘sharp focus’ and efficient use of time during exam preparation
  • Contains a fully updated self-assessment section - ideal for honing exam skills and self-testing

Readership

Undergraduate medical students – revision aid

Table of contents

Part I: The Patient Presents With…

1. Disorders of higher cerebral function

2. Disturbances of consciousness

3. Headache

4. Disorders of smell and taste

5. Visual impairment

6. Disorders of the pupils and eye movements

7. Facial sensory loss and weakness

8. Deafness, tinnitus, dizziness and vertigo

9. Dysarthria, dysphonia and dysphagia

10. Cerebellar dysphonia and dysphagia

11. Movement disorders

12. Limb weakness

13. Limb sensory symptoms

14. Disorders of gait

Part II: Diseases and Disorders

15. Dementia

16. Epilepsy

17. Headache and cranial facial pain

18. Parkinson's disease, other extrapyramidal disorders, and myoclonus

19. Cranial nerve lesions

20. Diseases affecting the spinal cord (myelopathy)

21. Motor neuron disease

22. Radiculopathy and plexopathy

23. Disorders of the peripheral nerves

24. Disorders of the neuromuscular junction

25. Disorders of skeletal muscle

26. Vascular diseases of the nervous system

27. Intracranial tumours

28. Infections of the nervous system

29. Multiple sclerosis

30. Systemic disease and the nervous system

31. The effects of vitamin deficiencies and toxins on the nervous system

32. Hereditary conditions affecting the nervous system

Part III: History, Examination and Common Investigations

33. Taking a history

34. The neurological examination

35. How to write a clerking

36. Further investigations

Part IV: Self-Assessment
Multiple-choice questions (MCQs)
Short-answer questions (SAQs)
Extended-matching questions (EMQs)
Patient-management problems (PMPs)
MCQ answers
SAQ answers
EMQ answers
PMP answers

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 8, 2015
  • Language: English

About the editors

DH

Daniel Horton-Szar

Affiliations and expertise
Northgate Medical Practice, Canterbury, Kent, UK

KC

Katia Cikurel

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Neurologist, King's College Hospital, London, UK

NK

Naheed Khan

Affiliations and expertise
Honorary Visiting Lecturer Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, UK

About the author

MY

Mahinda Yogarajah

Affiliations and expertise
St. George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, St. George's University, London, UK