Covering all aspects of the syllabus, Crash Course offers you a fast way to recap on all you need to know to get through the exams with ease! Styled in an easy-to-follow, readily accessible format, each book has been prepared by senior medical students or junior doctors - under faculty supervision - to give you the correct level of information exactly as you need it! Each book begins with 'The Patient Presents With..' whilst the second part covers the common diseases and disorders you are likely to see in the clinical situation. Richly illustrated throughout, each chapter commences with learning objectives and has ample use of 'Hints and Tips' boxes, 'Communication' boxes and other useful aide-memoires. Self-assessment material - closely reflecting current exam requirements - concludes each volume and provides you with an opportunity to perfect both your knowledge and exam technique!Fly through your exams with Crash Course - THE revision aid to get you the results you need! INDICE: 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 gaitPart11: 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 and toxins 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
- ISBN: 978-0-7234-3469-6
- Editorial: Mosby
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 344
- Fecha Publicación: 19/09/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés