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Section 1 History, Examination and Common Investigations 1. Taking a history 2. The examination 3. Further investigations
Section 2 The Patient Presents With 2A NEUROLOGY 4. Neurological Emergencies 5. Disturbances of consciousness 6. Disorders of higher cerebral function 7. Headache 8. Disorders of smell and taste 9. Facial sensory loss and weakness 10. Deafness, tinnitus, dizziness and vertigo 11. Dysarthria, dysphonia and dysphagia 12. Cerebellar dysfunction 13. Movement disorders 14. Limb weakness 15. Limb sensory symptoms 16. Disorders of gait 2B: Ophthalmology 17. The red, painful eye 18. Gradual change in vision 19. Sudden change in vision 20. Eyelid problems and the bulging eye
Section 3 Diseases and Disorders 21. Dementia 22. Epilepsy 23. Parkinson disease and other extrapyramidal disorders 24. Diseases affecting the spinal cord (myelopathy) 25. Motor neurone disease 26. Radiculopathy and plexopathy 27. Disorders of the peripheral nerves 28. Disorders of the neuromuscular junction 29. Disorders of skeletal muscle 30. Vascular diseases of the nervous system 31. Neuro-oncology 32. Infections of the nervous system 33. Multiple sclerosis 34. The effects of vitamin deficiencies and toxins on the nervous system 35. Autoimmune conditions affecting the nervous system 36. Hereditary conditions affecting the nervous system 37. Functional neurological disorders 38. Adnexal (eyelids, lacrimal system and orbit) 39. Anterior segment (cornea and cataract) 40. Glaucoma 41. Retina 42. Medical ophthalmology and uveitis 43. Neuro-ophthalmology
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