Neurology and Neurosurgery Illustrated E-Book: Neurology and Neurosurgery Illustrated E-BookNew edition of a highly successful illustrated guide to neurology and neurosurgery for medical students and junior doctors. • Comprehensive guide to neurology and neurosurgery for medical students and junior doctors – competing books do not cover both areas.• Graphic approach to the subject – concise text is arranged around clear and memorable line diagrams. Readers find this approach accessible and easy to learn form.• Clarifies a subject area which students tend to find difficult and forbidding. Updated and revised in all areas where there have been developments in understanding of neurological disease and in neurological and neurosurgical management. This revision has also incorporated current guidelines, particularly recommendations from National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). |
Contents
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS | 33 |
CLINICAL PRESENTATION ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS AND DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH | 67 |
LOCALISED NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE AND ITS MANAGEMENT A INTRACRANIAL | 217 |
LOCALISED NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE AND ITS MANAGEMENT B SPINAL CORD AND ROOTS | 389 |
Other editions - View all
Neurology and Neurosurgery Illustrated Kenneth W. Lindsay,Ian Bone,Geraint Fuller,Robin Callander No preview available - 2010 |
Neurology and Neurosurgery Illustrated Kenneth W. Lindsay,Ian Bone,Geraint Fuller,Robin Callander No preview available - 2010 |
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