Crash Course Neurology Updated Edition: Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 4th Edition

by Mahinda Yogarajah, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, MRCP (Neurology), Daniel Horton-Szar, BSc(Hons), MBBS(Hons), MRCGP, Katia Cikurel, BSc FRCP MD and Naheed Khan, MA MRCP PhD

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ISBN: 9780723439356

Publication Date: 02-20-2015

Page Count: 320

Imprint: Mosby Ltd.

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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
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Part 1: The Patient Presents With…1. Disorders of higher cerebral function2. Disturbances of consciousness3. Headache4. Disorders of smell and taste5. Visual impairment6. Disorders of the pupils and eye movements7. Facial sensory loss and weakness8. Deafness, tinnitus, dizziness and vertigo9. Dysarthria, dysphonia and dysphagia10. Cerebellar dysphonia and dysphagia11. Movement disorders12. Limb weakness13. Limb sensory symptoms14. Disorders of gaitPart 11: Diseases and Disorders15. Dementia16. Epilepsy17. Headache and cranial facial pain18. Parkinson’s disease, other extrapyramidal disorders, and myoclonus19. Cranial nerve lesions20. Diseases affecting the spinal cord (myelopathy)21. Motor neuron disease22. Radiculopathy and plexopathy23. Disorders of the peripheral nerves24. Disorders of the neuromuscular junction25. Disorders of skeletal muscle26. Vascular diseases of the nervous system27. Intracranial tumours28. Infections of the nervous system29. Multiple sclerosis30. Systemic disease and the nervous system31. The effects of vitamin deficiencies andtoxins on the nervous system32. Hereditary conditions affecting the nervous systemPart 111: History, Examination and Common Investigations33. Taking a history34. The neurological examination35. How to write a clerking36. Further investigationsPart IV: Self-assessmentMultiple-choice questions (MCQs)Short-answer questions (SAQs)Extended-matching questions (EMQs)Patient-management problems (PMPs)MCQ answersSAQ answersEMQ answersPMP answers
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Mahinda Yogarajah, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, MRCP (Neurology), St. George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, St. George's University, London, UK, Daniel Horton-Szar, BSc(Hons), MBBS(Hons), MRCGP, Northgate Medical Practice, Canterbury, Kent, UK, Katia Cikurel, BSc FRCP MD, Consultant Neurologist, King's College Hospital, London, UK and Naheed Khan, MA MRCP PhD, Honorary Visiting Lecturer Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, UK
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